Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30848
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Algonquin
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Cospron, Jean
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 Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Cayenne
Second place of slave landing Saint-Marc
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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing French Guiana
Second region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
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 1766-10-10
Date trade began in Africa 1767-01-10
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-08-21
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1768-04-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 315
Middle passage (days) IMP 88
Captain and Crew Captain's name Richard de Villemin, Athanase
Crew at voyage outset 30
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 207
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 207
Total slaves embarked IMP 207
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 133
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 10
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 115
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 125
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 17.4%
Percentage women IMP 27.0%
Percentage boys IMP 32.2%
Percentage girls IMP 23.5%
Percentage male IMP 49.6%
Percentage children IMP 55.7%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 82
Mortality rate IMP 39.6%
Source Sources ANOM, C9B/23, 26 Feb 1768:

ANOM (Aix-en-Chapelle) Archives nationales d'outre-mer


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.