| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 30427 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mercure | |
| Flag | France | |
| Flag IMP | France | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | ||
| Tonnage | 150 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 272 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Dareche, Jean | |
| 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 | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
| Second place of slave purchase | Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin | |
| Third place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | Princes Island | |
| First place of slave landing | Léogane | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Léogane | |
| Place where voyage ended | Nantes | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | France | |
| First region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
| Second region of slave purchase | Other Africa | |
| 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 | 1742 |
| Date voyage began | 1741-05-22 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1741-07-16 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1742-03-02 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1742-07-15 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1742-08-31 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1742-11-06 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 419 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 135 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Masson, Louis |
| Crew at voyage outset | 45 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | 15 | |
| 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 | 420 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 230 | |
| 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 | 230 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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. |