EVENT INFORMATION

19
January
1721

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

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📅 19 January 1721 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Andromède; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Vanherzelle; Captain: Droüet, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 19 January 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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