EVENT INFORMATION

20
September
1771

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

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📅 20 September 1771 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Deux Créoles; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gruel; Captain: Desrud. The voyage began at Nantes on 15 July 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 129 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 27.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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