EVENT INFORMATION

22
January
1724

The slave ship Vierge de Grâce began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 22 January 1724 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vierge de Grâce; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Goret Des Ormes, Fr; Captain: Nouail de La Baronnie; Captain: Fichou, Joseph. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 28 August 1723. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 57 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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