EVENT INFORMATION

29
May
1776

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

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📅 29 May 1776 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Henriette; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 76. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Premord; Captain: Herblin, Ch. The voyage began at Honfleur on 29 May 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 72 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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