EVENT INFORMATION

5
April
1776

The slave ship Deux Soeurs arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 334 people had been taken aboard and approximately 306 arrived.

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📅 5 April 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Deux Soeurs; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 200. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Dhaveloose; Investor: Murphy; Captain: Tessier, Pierre-Julien. The voyage began at Nantes on 12 November 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 70 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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