Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30899
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Entreprise
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 281
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Seigne, de (Fils Aîné)
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 Gambia
Second place of slave purchase Iles de Los
Third place of slave purchase Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
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 Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Third region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
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 1770
Date voyage began 1768-12-08
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1770-07-19
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1770-09-16
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1771-04-13
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 647
Middle passage (days) IMP 59
Captain and Crew Captain's name James
Virdet
Crew at voyage outset 50
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 20
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 111
Total slaves embarked IMP 111
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 65
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 65
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 27.7%
Percentage women IMP 26.2%
Percentage boys IMP 27.7%
Percentage girls IMP 18.5%
Percentage male IMP 55.4%
Percentage children IMP 46.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 46
Mortality rate IMP 41.0%
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.