Duc du Maine (slave ship)
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Duc du Maine (along with the Aurore) was a slave ship that on June 6, 1719, brought the first African slaves to Louisiana. She had carried them from Senegambia.[1][2]
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France | |
Name | Duc du Maine |
Owner | Compagnie des Indes |
Builder | Saint-Malo, France |
Launched | 1707 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fregat |
Tons burthen | 320, or 365 (bm) |
Length | 101.71 ft (31.00 m) |
Beam | 29.86 ft (9.10 m) |
Complement | 71 |
Armament | 20 guns mounted |
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