Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30827
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Apollon
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Boisgérard
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 Epe
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island and Cape Lopez
First place of slave landing Cayes (Les)
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayes (Les)
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
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 1767
Date voyage began 1765-12-02
Date trade began in Africa 1766-05-13
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-04-20
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-10-09
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 504
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gauvin, F
Fradin
Crew at voyage outset 36
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 18
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 344
Total slaves embarked IMP 344
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 200
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 200
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 45.0%
Percentage women IMP 34.0%
Percentage boys IMP 16.5%
Percentage girls IMP 4.5%
Percentage male IMP 61.5%
Percentage children IMP 21.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 144
Mortality rate IMP 42.0%
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.