EVENT INFORMATION

30
January
1776

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

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📅 30 January 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Fortune; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 205. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rocaute de Bussac, Simon; Captain: Salau, Pierre. The voyage began at Bordeaux on 30 January 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français.

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