EVENT INFORMATION

24
June
1721

The slave ship Heureux Aventurier left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 170 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 24 June 1721 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Heureux Aventurier; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Hego, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 19 February 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: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Condemned - unspecified.

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