Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31335
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Cérès
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 443
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Mosneron-Dupin
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 Bonny
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cayes (Les)
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayes (Les)
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 Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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 1790
Date voyage began 1790-04-27
Date trade began in Africa 1790-06-18
Date vessel departed Africa 1790-08-23
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1790-11-10
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1791-03-20
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 197
Middle passage (days) IMP 79
Captain and Crew Captain's name Baulon, Jean
Crew at voyage outset 37
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 302
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 302
Total slaves embarked IMP 302
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 296
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 296
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 55.4%
Percentage women IMP 30.7%
Percentage boys IMP 5.1%
Percentage girls IMP 8.8%
Percentage male IMP 60.5%
Percentage children IMP 13.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 6
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, 6 May 1791:

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