EVENT INFORMATION

4
July
1716

The slave ship Elisabeth arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 153 people had been taken aboard and approximately 82 arrived.

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📅 4 July 1716 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Negre, François. The voyage began at Nantes on 31 October 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 84 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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