EVENT INFORMATION

16
September
1772

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

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📅 16 September 1772 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Sophie; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 353.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Dhaveloose; Investor: Murphy; Captain: Galland, Joseph. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 September 1772. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 62 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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