Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
31066 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Sphinx |
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 |
80 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
80 |
Guns mounted |
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Vessel owners |
Legrand, Jean-Baptiste (Jeune) |
Voyage Outcome |
Particular outcome of voyage |
Captured by British - after disembarkation |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP |
Slaves disembarked in Americas |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP |
British |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP |
Original goal thwarted (human agency) |
African resistance |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Nantes |
First place of slave purchase |
Cape Coast Castle |
Second place of slave purchase |
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Third place of slave purchase |
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Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Cape Coast Castle |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
Princes Island |
First place of slave landing |
Léogane |
Second place of slave landing |
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Third place of slave landing |
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Principal place of slave landing IMP |
Léogane |
Place where voyage ended |
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Region where voyage began IMP |
France |
First region of slave purchase |
Gold Coast |
Second region of slave purchase |
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Third region of slave purchase |
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Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
Gold Coast |
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 |
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Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1778 |
Date voyage began |
1777-02-08 |
Date trade began in Africa |
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Date vessel departed Africa |
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Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1778-05-14 |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
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Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
460 |
Middle passage (days) IMP |
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Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Mollé, J-B |
Crew at voyage outset |
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Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
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Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
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Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
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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 |
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Total slaves embarked IMP |
130 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
112 |
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 |
112 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
40.2% |
Percentage women IMP |
29.5% |
Percentage boys IMP |
17.9% |
Percentage girls IMP |
12.5% |
Percentage male IMP |
58.0% |
Percentage children IMP |
30.4% |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
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Mortality rate IMP |
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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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