EVENT INFORMATION

4
March
1778

The slave ship Gênois departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to French Guiana.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 4 March 1778 📍 French Guiana

Vessel: Gênois; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 300. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Chauvel; Investor: Chauvel; Captain: Harismeny. The voyage began at Le Havre on 4 March 1778. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayenne. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark