Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31148
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Confiance
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 500
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Drouin, Louis*
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 Porto Novo
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Porto Novo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Marc
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1785
Date voyage began 1785-03-15
Date trade began in Africa 1785-06-10
Date vessel departed Africa 1785-08-19
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1785-11-10
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1786-03-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 240
Middle passage (days) IMP 83
Captain and Crew Captain's name Le Ray, Math
Crew at voyage outset 50
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 12
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 551
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 551
Total slaves embarked IMP 551
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 528
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 528
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 23
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.