EVENT INFORMATION

3
April
1805

The slave ship Flor da Murta arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 177 people had been taken aboard and approximately 162 arrived.

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📅 3 April 1805 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Flor da Murta; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: França, Jose Tavares; Captain: Joaquim, Manoel. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 27 February 1804. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 72 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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