Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 33260
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Assomption
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 90
Standardized tonnage IMP 164
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Duval
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Condemned - unspecified
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Saint-Malo
First place of slave purchase Cap Lopez
Second place of slave purchase Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Benin
Places of call before Atlantic crossing São Tomé
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
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1771
Date voyage began 1770-08-27
Date trade began in Africa 1770-12-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1771-02-18
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 175
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Duval, Michel-F-Louis
Crew at voyage outset 14
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 51
Total slaves embarked IMP 51
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 51
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 51
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 11.8%
Percentage women IMP 27.5%
Percentage boys IMP 35.3%
Percentage girls IMP 25.5%
Percentage male IMP 47.1%
Percentage children IMP 60.8%
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.
Roman, p.88-89, annexe 1: Roman, Alain, Saint-Malo au temps des négriers (Paris, 2001).