Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32377
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Duc de Normandie
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 446
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Baussay, de
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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Porto Novo
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Porto Novo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Cap Français
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cap Français
Place where voyage ended La Rochelle
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1786
Date voyage began 1785-11-08
Date trade began in Africa 1786-01-31
Date vessel departed Africa 1786-05-31
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1786-10-21
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1787-03-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 347
Middle passage (days) IMP 143
Captain and Crew Captain's name Chouteau, Ch-Michel
Crew at voyage outset 42
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 7
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 459
Total slaves embarked IMP 459
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 424
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 424
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 35
Mortality rate IMP 8.0%
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.