The slave ship Etoile departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

Vessel: Etoile; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laralde; Captain: Gourdel, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 18 August 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 133 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.