Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31565
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Duc de Duras
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Bordeaux
Year constructed 1767
Place registered Bordeaux
Year registered 1767
Rig
Tonnage 245
Standardized tonnage IMP 359
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Nairac, Paul
Nairac (Fils Aîné)
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 Gold Coast, Fr. definition
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, Fr. definition
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Second place of slave landing Port-au-Prince
Third place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Bordeaux
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Other Africa
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Other Africa
First region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Second region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Third region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1770
Date voyage began 1769-03-03
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1770-04-18
Date vessel departed for homeport 1770-08-09
Date voyage completed 1770-09-24
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 411
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Delage, Michel
Delage, Elie
Crew at voyage outset 40
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 4
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 300
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 264
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 264
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 43.6%
Percentage women IMP 44.7%
Percentage boys IMP 6.0%
Percentage girls IMP 5.6%
Percentage male IMP 49.6%
Percentage children IMP 11.7%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Affiches Américaines, nos 18, 19, 33, 35, 1770 May 2, May 9, July 30, August 22:

affiches américaines, (Gainesville, University of Florida, U.S.A.)


ADG,AdG, Amiraute de Guyenne, 6B1554, 6B457, 6B1619, 6B1623:

Archives Départementales de la Gironde Bordeaux, France


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).