Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 31437 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Duc de Bourbon | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | Quebec | |
Year constructed | 1715 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Fregat | |
Tonnage | 250 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 365 | |
Guns mounted | 10 | |
Vessel owners | Compagnie des Indes (René-Marie Floch) | |
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 | Lorient |
First place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Martinique, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Martinique, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Lorient | |
Region where voyage began IMP | France | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
First region of slave landing | Martinique | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Martinique | |
Region where voyage ended | France | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1725 |
Date voyage began | 1724-05-01 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1724-07-17 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1724-10-25 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1725-01-01 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1725-09-03 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 245 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 68 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Tessier, François |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 17 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 83 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | 242 | |
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 325 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 325 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 294 | |
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 | 306 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 48.3% |
Percentage women IMP | 21.8% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 22.4% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 7.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 70.7% | |
Percentage children IMP | 29.9% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 19 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 6.0% | |
Source | Sources | mettas,II: 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.
Saugera,351-62: Saugera, éric, Bordeaux, port négrier. Chronologie, économie, idéologie, XVIIe-XIXe siècles (Paris, 1995). LeTréhour,197,215: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999) |