Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30825
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Duc de Praslin
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 281
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Jacquier, Dominique*
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 Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, Fr. definition
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, Fr. definition
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cap Français
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cap Français
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase Other Africa
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Other Africa
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 1767
Date voyage began 1765-11-11
Date trade began in Africa 1765-12-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1767-01-01
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-02-09
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-07-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 455
Middle passage (days) IMP 39
Captain and Crew Captain's name Morellon, E
Hanonnais
Crew at voyage outset 50
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 9
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 34
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 332
Total slaves embarked IMP 332
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 309
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 309
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 35.0%
Percentage women IMP 26.2%
Percentage boys IMP 22.3%
Percentage girls IMP 16.5%
Percentage male IMP 57.3%
Percentage children IMP 38.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 23
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.