EVENT INFORMATION

22
February
1787

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

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📅 22 February 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Elizabeth; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Premord; Captain: Vanier. The voyage began at Honfleur on 22 February 1787. 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: 110 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 27.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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