Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31185
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Castor
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 191
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Corpron
Corpron (Frères)*
Corpron (Fils)**
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed - unspecified
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Nantes
First place of slave purchase Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
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
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1787
Date voyage began 1786-05-25
Date trade began in Africa 1786-07-18
Date vessel departed Africa 1786-09-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1787-01-05
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 225
Middle passage (days) IMP 110
Captain and Crew Captain's name Revol, Jean-Victor
Crew at voyage outset 28
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 10
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 285
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 285
Total slaves embarked IMP 285
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 195
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 195
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 90
Mortality rate IMP 32.0%
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.