Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30800
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Rencontre
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bailly (Aîné)
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
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 Martinique, place unspecified
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
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 Martinique
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1765
Date voyage began 1765-01-31
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1765-09-22
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 234
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Le Ray de Labaussère
Crew at voyage outset 22
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 120
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 120
Total slaves embarked IMP 120
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 120
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 120
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 41.7%
Percentage women IMP 19.2%
Percentage boys IMP 18.3%
Percentage girls IMP 20.8%
Percentage male IMP 60.0%
Percentage children IMP 39.2%
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.