Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 33188
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Plutus
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 55
Standardized tonnage IMP 101
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Masson Du Boscage (Vve)
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 Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount)
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount)
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 Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
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 1752
Date voyage began 1751-04-03
Date trade began in Africa 1751-05-31
Date vessel departed Africa 1751-11-24
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1752-01-12
Date vessel departed for homeport 1752-04-19
Date voyage completed 1752-06-26
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 284
Middle passage (days) IMP 49
Captain and Crew Captain's name Desrabines, Ameline
Crew at voyage outset 17
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 110
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 113
Total slaves embarked IMP 113
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 107
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 110
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 37.4%
Percentage women IMP 10.3%
Percentage boys IMP 38.3%
Percentage girls IMP 14.0%
Percentage male IMP 75.7%
Percentage children IMP 52.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 3
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
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.
Roman,annexe 1: Roman, Alain, Saint-Malo au temps des négriers (Paris, 2001).