EVENT INFORMATION

8
January
1788

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

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📅 8 January 1788 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duc de Normandie; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Chouteau, Ch-Michel; Investor: Baussay, Joachim de. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 8 January 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 81 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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