EVENT INFORMATION

26
August
1715

The slave ship Affriquaine arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 560 people had been taken aboard and approximately 500 arrived.

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📅 26 August 1715 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Affriquaine; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gontard, Claude; Investor: Compagnie du Sénégal. The voyage began at Nantes on 25 March 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 41 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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