Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32026
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Galant
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Buque
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 281
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Compagnie du Sénégal
Besnard (Père)
Besnard (Fils)*
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 La Rochelle
First place of slave purchase Saint-Louis
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Saint-Louis
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cartagena
Second place of slave landing Portobelo
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cartagena
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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing Spanish Circum-Caribbean
Second region of slave landing Spanish Circum-Caribbean
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Spanish Circum-Caribbean
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1711
Date voyage began 1711-09-04
Date trade began in Africa 1711-09-29
Date vessel departed Africa 1711-11-30
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1711-12-30
Date vessel departed for homeport 1712-08-12
Date voyage completed 1712-11-01
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 117
Middle passage (days) IMP 30
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gontard, Claude
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 6
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 314
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 314
Total slaves embarked IMP 314
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 100
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 245
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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