EVENT INFORMATION

2
July
1774

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

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📅 2 July 1774 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Jeune Africain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 86. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bois Quesney, B; Captain: Beurier, J-B. The voyage began at Honfleur on 2 July 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 162 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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