Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32934
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Aurore
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Saint-Malo
Year constructed 1734
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 280
Standardized tonnage IMP 321
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 Gorée
Third place of slave purchase Albreda
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gorée
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Léogane
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Léogane
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 Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
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 1735
Date voyage began 1735-02-12
Date trade began in Africa 1735-03-09
Date vessel departed Africa 1735-08-15
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1735-09-22
Date vessel departed for homeport 1736-01-18
Date voyage completed 1736-03-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 222
Middle passage (days) IMP 38
Captain and Crew Captain's name Baron, J.N. Solain
Crew at voyage outset 61
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 24
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 277
Total slaves embarked IMP 277
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 260
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 261
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 60.8%
Percentage women IMP 21.9%
Percentage boys IMP 11.9%
Percentage girls IMP 5.4%
Percentage male IMP 72.7%
Percentage children IMP 17.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 16
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
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,198,207,222: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)