Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 31075 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Prosper | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 120 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Charet Ozenne |
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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 | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | Princes Island | |
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 | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
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 | 1778 |
Date voyage began | 1777-07-09 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1777-08-09 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1777-10-19 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1778-01-02 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1778-04-06 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 177 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 75 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Guyot, Michel |
Crew at voyage outset | 28 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 280 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 280 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 280 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 260 | |
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 | 260 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 48.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 36.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 8.5% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 6.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 56.5% | |
Percentage children IMP | 15.0% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 20 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 7.0% | |
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. |