Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31711
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Arada
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 850
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Peyre (Père)
Peyre (Fils)*
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown
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 Porto Novo
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Porto Novo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
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 Saint-Domingue
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1788
Date voyage began 1787-05-15
Date trade began in Africa 1787-09-25
Date vessel departed Africa 1788-01-07
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1788-03-19
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 309
Middle passage (days) IMP 72
Captain and Crew Captain's name Desmartis, Jean
Crew at voyage outset 66
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 900
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 674
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 574
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 74
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 500
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 574
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
Mortality rate IMP
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.
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Saugera, éric, Bordeaux, port négrier. Chronologie, économie, idéologie, XVIIe-XIXe siècles (Paris, 1995).