EVENT INFORMATION

30
September
1721

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

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📅 30 September 1721 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Saint René; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Montaudoin, René; Captain: Thibaud, Marc. The voyage began at Nantes on 30 September 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Little Popo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 68 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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