Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30066
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Brave
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bellabre, Mathurin*
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing São Tomé
First place of slave landing Léogane
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Léogane
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1716
Date voyage began 1715-03-27
Date trade began in Africa 1715-08-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1716-03-13
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1716-08-26
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 352
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Demortaing, Charles
Crew at voyage outset 25
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 15
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 200
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 200
Total slaves embarked IMP 200
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 50
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 50
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 48.0%
Percentage women IMP 32.0%
Percentage boys IMP 18.0%
Percentage girls IMP 2.0%
Percentage male IMP 66.0%
Percentage children IMP 20.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 150
Mortality rate IMP 75.0%
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.