EVENT INFORMATION

20
October
1774

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

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📅 20 October 1774 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Roi de Juda; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 255. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Chateaubriand, René de; Captain: Chateaubriand du Plessis, Pierre-Anne-Marie. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 20 October 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.4%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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