EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1775

The slave ship Félicité began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 1 August 1775 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Félicité; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 180. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Delaire; Investor: Paimparay; Captain: Cadoret, Yves; Captain: Bahuau. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 120 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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