EVENT INFORMATION

28
June
1817

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

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📅 28 June 1817 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Astrée; flag: France; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 98. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Giraud; Investor: Giraud; Investor: Pelloutier; Captain: Candeau. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 June 1817. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: French proceedings initiated in Guadaloupe, acquittal.

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