Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30817
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Maréchal de Luxembourg
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 250
Standardized tonnage IMP 365
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Drouin
Deseigne
Dulac
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 Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Lagos, Onim
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
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 Benin
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1765-07-12
Date trade began in Africa 1765-09-08
Date vessel departed Africa 1766-06-06
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-10-14
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-03-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 459
Middle passage (days) IMP 130
Captain and Crew Captain's name Tanquerel, J-E
Crew at voyage outset 57
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 11
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 557
Total slaves embarked IMP 557
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 462
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 462
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 55.1%
Percentage women IMP 38.1%
Percentage boys IMP 5.7%
Percentage girls IMP 1.1%
Percentage male IMP 60.8%
Percentage children IMP 6.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 95
Mortality rate IMP 17.0%
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.