EVENT INFORMATION

6
April
1778

The slave ship Prosper completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 6 April 1778 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Prosper; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 120. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ozenne; Captain: Guyot, Michel; Investor: Charet. The voyage began at Nantes on 9 July 1777. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 78 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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