Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
30133 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Espérance |
Flag |
France |
Flag IMP |
France |
Place constructed |
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Year constructed |
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Place registered |
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Year registered |
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Rig |
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Tonnage |
70 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
128 |
Guns mounted |
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Vessel owners |
Luynes, Augustin de |
Voyage Outcome |
Particular outcome of voyage |
Condemned - unspecified |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP |
Slaves disembarked in Americas |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP |
Natural hazard |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP |
Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) |
African resistance |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Nantes |
First place of slave purchase |
Ivory Coast |
Second place of slave purchase |
Gold Coast, port unspecified |
Third place of slave purchase |
Little Popo |
Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Little Popo |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
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First place of slave landing |
Cap Français |
Second place of slave landing |
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Third place of slave landing |
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Principal place of slave landing IMP |
Cap Français |
Place where voyage ended |
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Region where voyage began IMP |
France |
First region of slave purchase |
Windward Coast |
Second region of slave purchase |
Gold Coast |
Third region of slave purchase |
Bight of Benin |
Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
Bight of Benin |
First region of slave landing |
Saint-Domingue |
Second region of slave landing |
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Third region of slave landing |
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Principal region of slave landing IMP |
Saint-Domingue |
Region where voyage ended |
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Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1720 |
Date voyage began |
1720-05-05 |
Date trade began in Africa |
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Date vessel departed Africa |
1720-10-29 |
Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1720-12-31 |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
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Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
240 |
Middle passage (days) IMP |
63 |
Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Bellinger, François |
Crew at voyage outset |
20 |
Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
2 |
Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
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Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from second port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from third port of purchase |
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Total slaves embarked |
97 |
Total slaves embarked IMP |
97 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing |
82 |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing |
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Total slaves disembarked IMP |
82 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
14.6% |
Percentage women IMP |
57.3% |
Percentage boys IMP |
18.3% |
Percentage girls IMP |
9.8% |
Percentage male IMP |
32.9% |
Percentage children IMP |
28.0% |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
15 |
Mortality rate IMP |
15.0% |
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.
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