EVENT INFORMATION

2
October
1717

The slave ship Concorde left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 516 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 2 October 1717 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Concorde; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Dosset, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 24 March 1717. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 65 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by pirates - enslaved people sold in Americas from another ship.

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