| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Aurore |
| Owner | Delacour Vieux, Compagnie d'Occident |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fregat |
| Tons burthen | 305 (bm) |
Aurore was a French slave ship which along with the Duc du Maine brought the first African slaves to Louisiana on 6 June 1719, from Senegambia.[1][2] The ship could carry approximately 600 slaves.
- ^ Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo, Africans in Colonial Louisiana, p. 61.
- ^ theusgenweb.org "Immigrants to Colonial Louisiana". Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine