Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30499
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Voltigeante
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 60
Standardized tonnage IMP 110
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Cock, Jean-Baptiste
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 Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin
Second place of slave purchase Anomabu
Third place of slave purchase Epe
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Epe
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 Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Other Africa
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
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 France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1745
Date voyage began 1744-01-01
Date trade began in Africa 1744-02-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1745-02-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1745-05-08
Date vessel departed for homeport 1745-07-26
Date voyage completed 1745-11-28
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 493
Middle passage (days) IMP 87
Captain and Crew Captain's name Leverger Du Teno, N
Crew at voyage outset 21
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 4
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 175
Total slaves embarked IMP 175
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 269
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 140
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 269
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 52.0%
Percentage women IMP 26.0%
Percentage boys IMP 10.0%
Percentage girls IMP 11.9%
Percentage male IMP 62.1%
Percentage children IMP 21.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 18.84
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.