EVENT INFORMATION

16
February
1775

The slave ship Vllle du Cap began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 16 February 1775 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vllle du Cap; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 350. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Luynes, de; Captain: Le Chevert, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 6 January 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 54 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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