| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 32942 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Vestale | |
| Flag | France | |
| Flag IMP | France | |
| Place constructed | Lorient | |
| Year constructed | 1737 | |
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Fregat | |
| Tonnage | 300 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
| Guns mounted | 20 | |
| 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 | Gorée | |
| Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| 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 | Cayes (Les) | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Cayes (Les) | |
| 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 | Bight of Benin | |
| 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 | 1738 |
| Date voyage began | 1737-08-19 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1737-11-19 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1738-02-24 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1738-06-11 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1739-04-16 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1739-06-21 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 296 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 107 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Boisquesnay, T.G. Dujon de |
| Crew at voyage outset | 74 | |
| 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 | 400 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 400 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 355 | |
| 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 | 355 | |
| 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 | 45 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 11.0% | |
| 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,198,207,223: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999) AHU,SãoTomé,Cx.6,D.85: Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisboa) |