Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
30137 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Fortune |
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 |
50 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
92 |
Guns mounted |
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Vessel owners |
Leprince, Pierre |
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 |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Nantes |
First place of slave purchase |
Cabinda |
Second place of slave purchase |
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Third place of slave purchase |
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Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Cabinda |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
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First place of slave landing |
Martinique, place unspecified |
Second place of slave landing |
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Third place of slave landing |
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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 |
West Central Africa and St. Helena |
Second region of slave purchase |
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Third region of slave purchase |
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Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
West Central Africa and St. Helena |
First region of slave landing |
Martinique |
Second region of slave landing |
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Third region of slave landing |
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Principal region of slave landing IMP |
Martinique |
Region where voyage ended |
France |
Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1721 |
Date voyage began |
1720-07-05 |
Date trade began in Africa |
1720-12-16 |
Date vessel departed Africa |
1721-01-22 |
Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1721-03-13 |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
1721-07-24 |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
251 |
Middle passage (days) IMP |
50 |
Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Gausse, Joseph |
Crew at voyage outset |
22 |
Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
4 |
Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
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Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
120 |
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 |
120 |
Total slaves embarked IMP |
120 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing |
114 |
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 |
114 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
50.9% |
Percentage women IMP |
18.4% |
Percentage boys IMP |
22.8% |
Percentage girls IMP |
7.9% |
Percentage male IMP |
73.7% |
Percentage children IMP |
30.7% |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
6 |
Mortality rate IMP |
5.0% |
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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