The slave ship Duchesse d'Orléans departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

Vessel: Duchesse d'Orléans; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fresneau de La Couronnerie; Captain: Braheix, Toussaint; Investor: Dumothay Bossinot. The voyage began at Nantes on 3 April 1722. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 95 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.