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

Vessel: Aquilon; flag: France; rig: Curveta; estimated standardized tonnage: 101.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Basterre, C; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 28 October 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.