Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32477
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Bonnaventure
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Great Britain, place unspecified
Year constructed 1714
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 80
Standardized tonnage IMP 146
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Compagnie des Indes
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 Le Havre
First place of slave purchase Saint-Louis
Second place of slave purchase Gorée
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cayenne
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayenne
Place where voyage ended Lorient
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing French Guiana
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP French Guiana
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1723
Date voyage began 1722-09-29
Date trade began in Africa 1722-11-11
Date vessel departed Africa 1723-05-18
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1723-06-26
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1724-03-09
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 270
Middle passage (days) IMP 39
Captain and Crew Captain's name Blain, Augustin
Crew at voyage outset 32
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
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 80
Total slaves embarked IMP 80
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 78
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 78
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 2
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
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.
LeTréhour,197,214: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)