The slave ship Sooy (a) Fortuna departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

Vessel: Sooy (a) Fortuna; rig: Brigantine. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gantois, Charles Edward; Investor: Pailhet; Captain: Leeds, M H. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 24 April 1844. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lagos, Onim (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 33 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Arrested by Brazil or given up to the Brazilian government.