EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1720

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

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📅 5 July 1720 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Fortune; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Leprince, Pierre; Captain: Gausse, Joseph. The voyage began at Nantes on 5 July 1720. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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