Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30835
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Thélémaque
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 281
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Hamart
Lamaignière
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
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gabon
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Guadeloupe, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Basse-Terre
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Guadaloupe
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Guadaloupe
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1767
Date voyage began 1766-04-10
Date trade began in Africa 1766-05-12
Date vessel departed Africa 1766-11-22
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-04-12
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-09-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 367
Middle passage (days) IMP 141
Captain and Crew Captain's name Busson, L
Crew at voyage outset 39
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 218
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 218
Total slaves embarked IMP 218
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 166
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 166
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 27.7%
Percentage women IMP 30.1%
Percentage boys IMP 18.1%
Percentage girls IMP 24.1%
Percentage male IMP 45.8%
Percentage children IMP 42.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 52
Mortality rate IMP 24.0%
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.