The slave ship Expédition departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to French Guiana.

Vessel: Expédition; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Desmarchais, J.P.T. Chevalier; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 6 August 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayenne. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 111 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 52.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.