Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30345
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Poisson Volant
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 35
Standardized tonnage IMP 65
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Wailch, Antoine
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold
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 Unknown outcome
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Cabinda
Second place of slave purchase Malembo
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1740
Date voyage began 1738-11-??
Date trade began in Africa 1740-02-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1740-10-10
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Touchet, Jacques-François
Desaumones, J B Rahoult
Crew at voyage outset 14
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 71
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 65
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 65
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 50.8%
Percentage women IMP 23.1%
Percentage boys IMP 26.2%
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 76.9%
Percentage children IMP 26.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
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.