Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30491
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Amériquain
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Thoret, André
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 Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin
Second place of slave purchase Badagry/Apa
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Badagry/Apa
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
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 Other Africa
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1745
Date voyage began 1743-09-08
Date trade began in Africa 1743-10-31
Date vessel departed Africa 1744-09-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1745-03-04
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 543
Middle passage (days) IMP 158
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bouesnel, Jean-Pélage
Kerchen, C
Crew at voyage outset 44
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 13
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 230
Total slaves embarked IMP 230
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 234
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 234
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 54.3%
Percentage women IMP 30.8%
Percentage boys IMP 9.8%
Percentage girls IMP 5.1%
Percentage male IMP 64.1%
Percentage children IMP 15.0%
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.