Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32945
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Comtesse
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Lorient
Year constructed 1729
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 300
Standardized tonnage IMP 343
Guns mounted 30
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 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
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 1738
Date voyage began 1737-12-22
Date trade began in Africa 1738-01-16
Date vessel departed Africa 1738-07-05
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1738-08-23
Date vessel departed for homeport 1739-04-25
Date voyage completed 1739-06-13
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 244
Middle passage (days) IMP 49
Captain and Crew Captain's name Durocher-Sorin, N
Leperche
Crew at voyage outset 73
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 27
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 150
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 292
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 442
Total slaves embarked IMP 442
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 380
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 380
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 62
Mortality rate IMP 14.0%
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,198,208,223: Le Tréhour, Nolwenn, “La traite des Noirs lorientaise au temps de la Compagnie des Indes (1720-1770),” MA dissertation (Université de Bretagne-Sud, 1999)