| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 33082 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Helvétie | |
| Flag | France | |
| Flag IMP | France | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Fragata | |
| Tonnage | 600 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | ||
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | D'Illens Vanberchen |
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| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown |
| 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 | Marseille |
| First place of slave purchase | Southeast Africa and Indian Ocean islands, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Mozambique | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | Cape of Good Hope | |
| First place of slave landing | Havana | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Havana | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| 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 | Cuba | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Cuba | |
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1792 |
| Date voyage began | 1791-03-13 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1792-02-20 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 344 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Augé, Pierre |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| 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 | 550 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 550 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 414 | |
| 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 | 414 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 64.0% |
| Percentage women IMP | 13.3% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 16.4% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 6.3% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 80.4% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 22.7% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 136 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 24.7% | |
| Source | Sources | PPH, 1792.02.23.: Papel Periodico Havana (Havana, Cuba) 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. Klein,Havana dataset: University of Wisconsin Library (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Klein, Havana data-set, 1790-1820 AHU,Moçambique,Cx 60 no 21: Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisboa) CapelaNotes: Capela, José, Archival notes on the slave trade from Mozambique. Leibbrandt,II,728: Leibbrandt, Hendrik Carel Vos (ed.), Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope, 16 vols. (Cape Town, 1896-1906). |