EVENT INFORMATION

7
August
1826

The slave ship Firmine (a) Henriette (a) Aimable Henrie departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Cuba.

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📅 7 August 1826 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Firmine (a) Henriette (a) Aimable Henrie; flag: France; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 138. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Caharel, Valentin; Captain: Loréal, Désiré; Captain: Lecour. The voyage began at Antwerp on 7 August 1826. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Santiago de Cuba. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 23.2%. Recorded outcome: French proceedings initiated in France, condemned.

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