Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32867
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Junon
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Hamburg
Year constructed 1720
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 600
Standardized tonnage IMP 673
Guns mounted 28
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 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 São Tomé
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 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 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 1724
Date voyage began 1724-01-03
Date trade began in Africa 1724-05-12
Date vessel departed Africa 1724-07-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1724-10-30
Date vessel departed for homeport 1725-03-29
Date voyage completed 1725-05-14
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 301
Middle passage (days) IMP 101
Captain and Crew Captain's name Grasson, L
Crew at voyage outset 120
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 606
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 625
Total slaves embarked IMP 625
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 554
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 554
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 575
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 78.2%
Percentage women IMP 21.8%
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 78.2%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 33.88
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 50
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.
LeTréhour,197,205,215: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)