Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30797
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Pitre
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 254
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Dhaveloose
Meckenhauser*
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 Badagry/Apa
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Badagry/Apa
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Guadeloupe, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Basse-Terre
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Guadaloupe
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Guadaloupe
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1766
Date voyage began 1764-12-27
Date trade began in Africa 1765-05-26
Date vessel departed Africa 1766-05-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-10-18
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-09-04
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 660
Middle passage (days) IMP 150
Captain and Crew Captain's name Joubert de La Morinière
Thiercelin, Martin
Crew at voyage outset 33
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 176
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 176
Total slaves embarked IMP 176
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 156
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 156
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 41.0%
Percentage women IMP 30.8%
Percentage boys IMP 14.7%
Percentage girls IMP 13.5%
Percentage male IMP 55.8%
Percentage children IMP 28.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 20
Mortality rate IMP 11.0%
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.