Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 32905 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Galathée | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | Saint-Malo | |
Year constructed | 1719 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Fregat | |
Tonnage | 300 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
Guns mounted | 16 | |
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 | Gorée | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gorée | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Cayes (Les) | |
Second place of slave landing | New Orleans | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | New Orleans | |
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 | Saint-Domingue | |
Second region of slave landing | Gulf coast | |
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 | 1728 |
Date voyage began | 1728-05-27 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1728-06-27 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1728-10-21 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1728-11-29 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1729-09-?? | |
Date voyage completed | 1730-03-10 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 186 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 39 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Préville, P. Quinet de Laisné |
Crew at voyage outset | 58 | |
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 | 400 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 400 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 313 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 45 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 272 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 313 | |
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 | 87 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 22.0% | |
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.
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