EVENT INFORMATION

9
June
1720

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

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📅 9 June 1720 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Excellent; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Vince, Jean; Investor: Vince, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 9 June 1720. 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: 82 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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