Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30133
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Espérance
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted
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
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
First place of slave landing Cap Français
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cap Français
Place where voyage ended
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
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1720
Date voyage began 1720-05-05
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1720-10-29
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1720-12-31
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
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
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 97
Total slaves embarked IMP 97
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 82
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
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
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.