Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
30917 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Duc de Duras |
Flag |
France |
Flag IMP |
France |
Place constructed |
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Year constructed |
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Place registered |
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Year registered |
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Rig |
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Tonnage |
250 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
365 |
Guns mounted |
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Vessel owners |
La Villeboisnet, Épivent de |
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 |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Nantes |
First place of slave purchase |
Whydah, Ouidah |
Second place of slave purchase |
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Third place of slave purchase |
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Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Whydah, Ouidah |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
Princes Island |
First place of slave landing |
Cap Français |
Second place of slave landing |
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Third place of slave landing |
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Principal place of slave landing IMP |
Cap Français |
Place where voyage ended |
Nantes |
Region where voyage began IMP |
France |
First region of slave purchase |
Bight of Benin |
Second region of slave purchase |
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Third region of slave purchase |
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Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
Bight of Benin |
First region of slave landing |
Saint-Domingue |
Second region of slave landing |
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Third region of slave landing |
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Principal region of slave landing IMP |
Saint-Domingue |
Region where voyage ended |
France |
Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1770 |
Date voyage began |
1769-07-03 |
Date trade began in Africa |
1769-09-03 |
Date vessel departed Africa |
1770-01-07 |
Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1770-05-12 |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
1770-09-24 |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
313 |
Middle passage (days) IMP |
125 |
Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Mary, Nicolas |
Crew at voyage outset |
51 |
Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
5 |
Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
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Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
334 |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from third port of purchase |
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Total slaves embarked |
334 |
Total slaves embarked IMP |
334 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
322 |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing |
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Total slaves disembarked IMP |
322 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
31.4% |
Percentage women IMP |
38.2% |
Percentage boys IMP |
14.6% |
Percentage girls IMP |
15.8% |
Percentage male IMP |
46.0% |
Percentage children IMP |
30.4% |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
12 |
Mortality rate IMP |
4.0% |
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.
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