| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 32852 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Méduse | |
| Flag | France | |
| Flag IMP | France | |
| Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
| Year constructed | 1708 | |
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Fregat | |
| Tonnage | 350 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 398 | |
| 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 | Lorient |
| 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 | Grenada, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | Martinique, place unspecified | |
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Grenada, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | Nantes | |
| 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 | Grenada | |
| Second region of slave landing | Martinique | |
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Grenada | |
| Region where voyage ended | France | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1721 |
| Date voyage began | 1720-08-03 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1721-03-26 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1721-05-16 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1721-07-05 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1722-09-14 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 336 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 50 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Monnier, Joseph |
| Crew at voyage outset | 80 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 417 | |
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 417 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 417 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 200 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 105 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 3 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 200 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 66.0% |
| Percentage women IMP | 15.7% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 15.2% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 3.0% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 81.2% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 18.3% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 217 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 52.0% | |
| 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) |