Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30004
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Vessel name Saint Joseph
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 281
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Laurencin
Montaudouin
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by British - after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cayenne
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayenne
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing French Guiana
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP French Guiana
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1709
Date voyage began 1709-05-14
Date trade began in Africa 1709-08-08
Date vessel departed Africa 1709-10-22
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1709-12-12
Date vessel departed for homeport 1710-06-09
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 212
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Catho, Simon
Crew at voyage outset 54
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 1
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 300
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 300
Total slaves embarked IMP 300
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 289
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 11
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
Source Sources mettas,I: Mettas, Jean, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises au XVIIIe Siècle; Tome 1, Nantes (Paris, 1978); Tome 2, Ports Autres que Nantes (Paris, 1984), édité par Serge et Michelle Daget.
Hallier, 21:

Hallier, Valérie, Le lancement de la traite négrière à Nantes de 1688 à 1713 (Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Nantes, 1996)


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