Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32851
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Duc du Maine
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Saint-Malo
Year constructed 1707
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 320
Standardized tonnage IMP 365
Guns mounted 20
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 Port Louis
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
First place of slave landing Biloxi
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Biloxi
Place where voyage ended Lorient
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 Gulf coast
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Gulf coast
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1721
Date voyage began 1720-05-18
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1721-03-23
Date vessel departed for homeport 1721-04-25
Date voyage completed 1721-06-19
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 309
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Roseau, N
Crew at voyage outset 71
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 12
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 391
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 349
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 349
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 51.9%
Percentage women IMP 34.7%
Percentage boys IMP 2.9%
Percentage girls IMP 10.6%
Percentage male IMP 54.7%
Percentage children IMP 13.5%
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.
LeTréhour,197,205,214: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)