Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31186
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Olimpe Magdeleine
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 619
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Jacquier, Dominique*
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 Kormantine
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Kormantine
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 Le Havre
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold 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 1786
Date voyage began 1786-05-25
Date trade began in Africa 1786-08-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1786-10-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1786-12-16
Date vessel departed for homeport 1787-04-30
Date voyage completed 1787-06-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 205
Middle passage (days) IMP 60
Captain and Crew Captain's name Roussel, Jacques
Crew at voyage outset 32
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 450
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 450
Total slaves embarked IMP 450
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 443
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 443
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 7
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
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.
LList, 23 Jan 1787:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 13 Feb 1787:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


T70/15544:

British National Archives (Kew)