Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30068
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Eclair
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 300
Standardized tonnage IMP 343
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Joubert, 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 Sassandra
Second place of slave purchase Calabar
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1715
Date voyage began 1715-06-26
Date trade began in Africa 1715-09-09
Date vessel departed Africa 1715-12-18
Date vessel arrived with slaves
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1717-09-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Broban, Noël
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 32
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 23
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 20
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 164
Total slaves embarked IMP 164
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 100
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 100
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 36.7%
Percentage women IMP 23.3%
Percentage boys IMP 36.7%
Percentage girls IMP 3.3%
Percentage male IMP 73.3%
Percentage children IMP 40.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 64
Mortality rate IMP 39.0%
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.