EVENT INFORMATION

24
March
1714

The slave ship Fidélité left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 440 people had been taken aboard.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 24 March 1714 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Fidélité; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Glemeau, Julien; Investor: Montaudoin, Jean; Captain: Rommeray, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 August 1713. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark