EVENT INFORMATION

28
September
1717

The slave ship Saint Luc departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 28 September 1717 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Luc; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Schiell, Luc; Captain: Schward, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 September 1717. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 106 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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