Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30816
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Tigre
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 160
Standardized tonnage IMP 257
Guns mounted
Vessel owners La Villeboisnet, Épivent de
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 New Calabar
Second place of slave purchase Cap Lopez
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Marc
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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 1766
Date voyage began 1765-06-18
Date trade began in Africa 1765-08-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1765-11-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-01-27
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1766-06-04
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 223
Middle passage (days) IMP 78
Captain and Crew Captain's name Launay Duplessis, Ch de
Crew at voyage outset 46
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 319
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 12
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 422
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 320
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 320
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 37.5%
Percentage women IMP 25.6%
Percentage boys IMP 6.6%
Percentage girls IMP 30.3%
Percentage male IMP 44.1%
Percentage children IMP 36.9%
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.