Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30579
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Charles
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 200
Standardized tonnage IMP 305
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Grou
Michel
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 St. Paul
Second place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Port-au-Prince
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Port-au-Prince
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
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 1751
Date voyage began 1750-07-19
Date trade began in Africa 1750-09-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1751-01-01
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1751-04-22
Date vessel departed for homeport 1751-10-19
Date voyage completed 1752-01-10
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 277
Middle passage (days) IMP 111
Captain and Crew Captain's name Delaly, Mathurin
Crew at voyage outset 47
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 7
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 58
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 319
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 377
Total slaves embarked IMP 377
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 370
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 370
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 41.4%
Percentage women IMP 27.6%
Percentage boys IMP 19.0%
Percentage girls IMP 12.1%
Percentage male IMP 60.3%
Percentage children IMP 31.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 7
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
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.