Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30850
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Saint Louis
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Viaud, Nicolas
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 Gorée
Second place of slave purchase Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Bassa
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Third region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1768
Date voyage began 1766-11-05
Date trade began in Africa 1766-12-19
Date vessel departed Africa 1768-07-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1768-09-15
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1769-04-16
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 680
Middle passage (days) IMP 67
Captain and Crew Captain's name Blondeau, Jean
Crew at voyage outset 40
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 16
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 301
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 101
Total slaves embarked IMP 101
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 86
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 91
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 34.9%
Percentage women IMP 23.3%
Percentage boys IMP 16.3%
Percentage girls IMP 25.6%
Percentage male IMP 51.2%
Percentage children IMP 41.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 10
Mortality rate IMP 10.0%
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.