EVENT INFORMATION

7
May
1776

The slave ship Belle Provençale arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 168 people had been taken aboard and approximately 98 arrived.

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📅 7 May 1776 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Belle Provençale; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 80. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cellery; Investor: Lemire; Captain: Clément. The voyage began at Le Havre on 28 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, Fr definition (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 42.0%. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.

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