Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32453
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Heureux Retour
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 350
Standardized tonnage IMP 398
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Feray*
Cossart, Jean
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown
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 Le Havre
First place of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
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 Martinique
Second region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1716
Date voyage began 1715-04-05
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1716-05-15
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 406
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bonnivet, Marquis de
Crew at voyage outset 145
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 94
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 462
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 420
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 169
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 88
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 420
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 62.4%
Percentage women IMP 8.1%
Percentage boys IMP 24.3%
Percentage girls IMP 5.2%
Percentage male IMP 86.7%
Percentage children IMP 29.5%
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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