EVENT INFORMATION

20
February
1770

The slave ship Affriquaine began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 20 February 1770 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Affriquaine; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Portier; Captain: Detchevery, Raymond. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 November 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 91 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 23.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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