Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32949
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Renommée
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed Lorient
Year constructed 1738
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 500
Standardized tonnage IMP 563
Guns mounted 13
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 Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
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 Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
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 1739
Date voyage began 1738-11-12
Date trade began in Africa 1739-03-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1739-11-11
Date vessel departed for homeport 1740-06-18
Date voyage completed 1740-08-12
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 364
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bart, Ignace
Crew at voyage outset 88
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 38
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 525
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 460
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 460
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 45.0%
Percentage women IMP 35.9%
Percentage boys IMP 12.8%
Percentage girls IMP 6.3%
Percentage male IMP 57.8%
Percentage children IMP 19.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
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)