Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30583
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Croissant
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 90
Standardized tonnage IMP 164
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Leroy, Pierre
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by Cie du Senegal
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves embarked, transhipped or no further record
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP French
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Bissau
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bissau
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1751
Date voyage began 1750-08-29
Date trade began in Africa 1750-10-08
Date vessel departed Africa 1751-05-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves
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 Du Rocher-Sorin, Fr
Crew at voyage outset 34
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 88
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 88
Total slaves embarked IMP 88
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 78
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.
AHU,Guiné,Cx.8,D.27A:

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