EVENT INFORMATION

23
December
1715

The slave ship Prudent arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 507 people had been taken aboard and approximately 356 arrived.

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📅 23 December 1715 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Prudent; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Brouillière; Captain: Gamot, Alexis. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 March 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Jacquin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 129 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 30.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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