Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30255
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Nestor
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted
Vessel owners La Brouillière, Marc
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 Grand Mesurado
Second place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Third place of slave purchase Jacquin
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Jacquin
Places of call before Atlantic crossing São Tomé
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 Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
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 France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1732
Date voyage began 1731-06-06
Date trade began in Africa 1731-07-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1732-01-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1732-05-14
Date vessel departed for homeport 1732-12-26
Date voyage completed 1733-03-25
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 343
Middle passage (days) IMP 108
Captain and Crew Captain's name Nègre, Joseph
Crew at voyage outset 54
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 26
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 1
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 426
Total slaves embarked IMP 426
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 392
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 392
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 34
Mortality rate IMP 8.0%
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.
Harms,234: Harms, Robert, The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade (New York, 2002).