Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 31541 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Roi Midas | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | Bordeaux | |
Year constructed | 1766 | |
Place registered | Bordeaux | |
Year registered | 1766 | |
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 160 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 257 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Laffon de Ladébat, J-A | |
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 | Bordeaux |
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 | ||
First place of slave landing | Guadeloupe, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Guadeloupe, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Bordeaux | |
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 | Guadaloupe | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Guadaloupe | |
Region where voyage ended | France | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1767 |
Date voyage began | 1766-05-27 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1767-02-06 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1767-06-11 | |
Date voyage completed | 1767-08-04 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 255 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Chastel, Jacob Venot, Pierre |
Crew at voyage outset | 34 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 1 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 257 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 208 | |
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 | 208 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 15.4% |
Percentage women IMP | 25.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 27.9% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 31.7% | |
Percentage male IMP | 43.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 59.6% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | ADGB,AdG, v. 6B1542, 6B1564, 6B1571, 6B437: Archives Départementales Gironde (Bordeaux) 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). |