EVENT INFORMATION

18
October
1718

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

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📅 18 October 1718 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Généreuse; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Vince, Jean; Investor: Vince, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 18 October 1718. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Keta (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 62 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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