Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 33262
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Saint René
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Chateaubriand, René-Auguste de
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 Saint-Malo
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island
First place of slave landing Cap Français
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cap Français
Place where voyage ended Saint-Malo
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1771
Date voyage began 1770-08-28
Date trade began in Africa 1770-11-01
Date vessel departed Africa 1771-01-09
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1771-04-18
Date vessel departed for homeport 1771-06-30
Date voyage completed 1771-08-14
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 233
Middle passage (days) IMP 99
Captain and Crew Captain's name Chateaubriand du Plessis
Crew at voyage outset 32
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 325
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 325
Total slaves embarked IMP 325
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 288
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 288
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 288
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 37.5%
Percentage women IMP 34.0%
Percentage boys IMP 13.2%
Percentage girls IMP 15.3%
Percentage male IMP 50.7%
Percentage children IMP 28.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 61.76
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 37
Mortality rate IMP 11.0%
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).