EVENT INFORMATION

15
August
1715

The slave ship Elisabeth left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 120 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 15 August 1715 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 245.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Beliveau; Investor: Compagnie du Sénégal. The voyage began at Gorée. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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