Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30092
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Vierge de Grâce
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Marquet
Favre*
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 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 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 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 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 1717
Date voyage began 1717-05-22
Date trade began in Africa 1717-07-26
Date vessel departed Africa 1717-09-30
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1717-12-29
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1718-08-18
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 221
Middle passage (days) IMP 90
Captain and Crew Captain's name Terrien, Jean
Crew at voyage outset 35
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 232
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 232
Total slaves embarked IMP 232
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 202
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 202
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 52.5%
Percentage women IMP 26.2%
Percentage boys IMP 15.8%
Percentage girls IMP 5.4%
Percentage male IMP 68.3%
Percentage children IMP 21.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 30
Mortality rate IMP 13.0%
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.