Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32249
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Début
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 254
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Belin, Allard (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 Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP La Rochelle
First place of slave purchase Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Marc
Place where voyage ended La Rochelle
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1767
Date voyage began 1766-04-30
Date trade began in Africa 1766-09-10
Date vessel departed Africa 1767-02-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1767-04-24
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1767-09-13
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 359
Middle passage (days) IMP 73
Captain and Crew Captain's name Latouche, Th
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 243
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 243
Total slaves embarked IMP 243
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 226
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 233
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 42.0%
Percentage women IMP 21.7%
Percentage boys IMP 26.1%
Percentage girls IMP 10.2%
Percentage male IMP 68.1%
Percentage children IMP 36.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 10
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
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.