EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1788

The slave ship Aimable Suzanne began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 20 May 1788 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Aimable Suzanne; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Van Hoogwerff; Captain: Dubosc, Jean. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 3 March 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 100 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.5%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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