EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1787

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

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📅 7 April 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Comte de Forcalquier; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Garesché, Daniel; Captain: Dubois, Guillaume. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 7 April 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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