Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 30938
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Union
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Fousqueré Duveau
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 Albreda
Second place of slave purchase Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Grand Bassam
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cap Français
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cap Français
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 Saint-Domingue
Second region of slave landing
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 1771
Date voyage began 1770-08-11
Date trade began in Africa 1770-09-12
Date vessel departed Africa 1771-07-16
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1771-10-27
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1772-03-23
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 442
Middle passage (days) IMP 103
Captain and Crew Captain's name Robinard, Ambroise
Crew at voyage outset 23
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 8
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 241
Total slaves embarked IMP 241
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 201
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 201
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 33.3%
Percentage women IMP 22.4%
Percentage boys IMP 19.9%
Percentage girls IMP 24.4%
Percentage male IMP 53.2%
Percentage children IMP 44.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 40
Mortality rate IMP 17.0%
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.