Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32997
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Breton
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fragata
Tonnage 1093
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Delahaye
Delahaye (Frères)*
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 Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Lorient
First place of slave purchase Mozambique
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Ibo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Cape of Good Hope
First place of slave landing Saint-Marc
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint-Marc
Place where voyage ended Nantes
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase East Africa and Indian Ocean islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP East Africa and Indian Ocean islands
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 1788
Date voyage began 1786-12-22
Date trade began in Africa 1787-07-16
Date vessel departed Africa 1787-12-04
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1788-03-25
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1788-09-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 459
Middle passage (days) IMP 112
Captain and Crew Captain's name Guesdon
Crew at voyage outset 80
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 6
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 820
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 820
Total slaves embarked IMP 820
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 630
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 190
Mortality rate IMP 23.0%
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.
CapelaNotes:

Capela, José, Archival notes on the slave trade from Mozambique.


AHU,Moçambique, Cx 54 no 48:

Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisboa)


RMC,114: "Voyage d'un navire négrier (1787-1788)," Revue Maritime et Coloniale, 114 (1892): ...