EVENT INFORMATION

17
April
1772

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

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📅 17 April 1772 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Nymphe; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Deguer, François; Captain: Guyot, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 17 April 1772. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 55 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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