EVENT INFORMATION

31
December
1773

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

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๐Ÿ“… 31 December 1773 ๐Ÿ“ Haiti

Vessel: Maquimbe; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 160. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Tessier; Investor: Galissaud; Captain: Bellot, Alexis; Captain: Froust, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 31 December 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 67 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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