Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 33172
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Galère d'Afrique
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Leyrits, Fr (l'Aîné)
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 Saint-Malo
First place of slave purchase Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase Little Popo
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Little Popo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
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 Saint-Malo
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
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 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 1749
Date voyage began 1748-10-02
Date trade began in Africa 1749-02-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1749-07-24
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1749-12-08
Date vessel departed for homeport 1750-02-03
Date voyage completed 1750-04-09
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 432
Middle passage (days) IMP 137
Captain and Crew Captain's name Donat, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 25
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
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 110
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 109
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 109
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 43.1%
Percentage women IMP 33.9%
Percentage boys IMP 19.3%
Percentage girls IMP 3.7%
Percentage male IMP 62.4%
Percentage children IMP 22.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 1
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
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.