Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32879
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Afriquain
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Saint-Malo
Year constructed 1719
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 186
Standardized tonnage IMP 288
Guns mounted 12
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 Saint-Louis
Second place of slave purchase Cess
Third place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
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 Windward Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended France
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1725
Date voyage began 1724-11-27
Date trade began in Africa 1725-02-27
Date vessel departed Africa 1725-08-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1725-12-18
Date vessel departed for homeport 1726-09-06
Date voyage completed 1726-09-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 386
Middle passage (days) IMP 113
Captain and Crew Captain's name Lalande Boulon
Lépine Forestier
Crew at voyage outset 50
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 11
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 220
Total slaves embarked IMP 220
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 195
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 205
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 63.6%
Percentage women IMP 22.6%
Percentage boys IMP 9.7%
Percentage girls IMP 4.1%
Percentage male IMP 73.3%
Percentage children IMP 13.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 15
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
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,197,205,216: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)