Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30856
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Saint Pierre
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Fourcade
Fourcade (Frères)*
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 Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Gabon
Second place of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Cap Lopez
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Cayenne
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayenne
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 Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP French Guiana
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1768
Date voyage began 1767-02-03
Date trade began in Africa 1767-07-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1768-04-18
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1769-01-07
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 440
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Ollivier, J
Crew at voyage outset 39
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 6
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 304
Total slaves embarked IMP 304
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 168
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 168
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 28.0%
Percentage women IMP 28.6%
Percentage boys IMP 26.2%
Percentage girls IMP 17.3%
Percentage male IMP 54.2%
Percentage children IMP 43.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 136
Mortality rate IMP 45.0%
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.