EVENT INFORMATION

5
May
1770

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

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๐Ÿ“… 5 May 1770 ๐Ÿ“ Haiti

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Dulac; Captain: Berthelot, Paul-Ambroise. The voyage began at Nantes on 5 May 1770. 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: 130 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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