EVENT INFORMATION

4
May
1724

The slave ship Dauphin arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 371 people had been taken aboard and approximately 357 arrived.

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📅 4 May 1724 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Dauphin; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Filhouze; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 23 September 1723. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.

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