Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32038
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Princesse
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 200
Standardized tonnage IMP 305
Guns mounted 36
Vessel owners Bonfils, P
Morel, Pierre
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Condemned - Americas after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP La Rochelle
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing São Tomé
First place of slave landing Bahia, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Cayenne
Third place of slave landing Léogane
Principal place of slave landing IMP Léogane
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 Bahia
Second region of slave landing French Guiana
Third region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1718
Date voyage began 1718-03-09
Date trade began in Africa 1718-06-21
Date vessel departed Africa 1718-09-18
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1718-12-11
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 277
Middle passage (days) IMP 84
Captain and Crew Captain's name Morel, Pierre
Crew at voyage outset 77
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 464
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 301
Total slaves embarked IMP 464
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 298
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 20
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 90
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing 188
Total slaves disembarked IMP 298
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 48.8%
Percentage women IMP 41.5%
Percentage boys IMP 4.3%
Percentage girls IMP 5.3%
Percentage male IMP 53.2%
Percentage children IMP 9.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 15.39
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 166
Mortality rate IMP 36.0%
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.
ANRJ,Codice141,III,62:

Arquivo Nacional (Rio de Janeiro)


BNRJ,Ms.9,3,2;640:408v: Biblioteca Nacional, Manuscritos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)