Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30590
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Maréchal de Saxe
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 260
Standardized tonnage IMP 299
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Groop, André*
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 Loango
Second place of slave purchase Cabinda
Third place of slave purchase Loango
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Third region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1751
Date voyage began 1750-10-27
Date trade began in Africa 1751-02-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1751-09-09
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1751-11-16
Date vessel departed for homeport 1752-07-13
Date voyage completed 1752-08-24
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 385
Middle passage (days) IMP 68
Captain and Crew Captain's name Labadye, Jean-Baptiste
Crew at voyage outset 45
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 10
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 11
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 182
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 425
Total slaves embarked 618
Total slaves embarked IMP 618
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 576
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 576
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 42
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
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.