EVENT INFORMATION

19
May
1716

The slave ship Ruby completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 19 May 1716 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Ruby; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: David (l'Aîné); Investor: Compagnie du Sénégal. The voyage began at Honfleur on 13 August 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: 47 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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