Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 31835
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Ecluse
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 480
Standardized tonnage IMP 541
Guns mounted
Vessel owners David
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 Brest
First place of slave purchase Gorée
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, Fr. definition
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Africa, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Port-au-Prince
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Port-au-Prince
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Other Africa
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
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 1771
Date voyage began 1770-11-27
Date trade began in Africa 1770-12-20
Date vessel departed Africa 1771-06-01
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1771-07-13
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1771-10-14
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 228
Middle passage (days) IMP 42
Captain and Crew Captain's name Eyriès
Crew at voyage outset 75
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 5
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 160
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 226
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 188
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 188
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 38.8%
Percentage women IMP 34.6%
Percentage boys IMP 11.7%
Percentage girls IMP 14.9%
Percentage male IMP 50.5%
Percentage children IMP 26.6%
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.