Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 33330
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Diligent
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Billy, Guillaume
Billy, François
Buat de la Croix, Michel
Massue, Hubert de la
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 Vannes
First place of slave purchase Jacquin
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Jacquin
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island and 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 Vannes
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 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 1732
Date voyage began 1731-05-31
Date trade began in Africa 1731-09-01
Date vessel departed Africa 1731-11-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1732-03-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1732-07-12
Date voyage completed 1732-09-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 289
Middle passage (days) IMP 109
Captain and Crew Captain's name Mary, Pierre
Crew at voyage outset 37
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 256
Total slaves embarked IMP 256
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 247
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 247
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 58.6%
Percentage women IMP 32.0%
Percentage boys IMP 7.4%
Percentage girls IMP 2.0%
Percentage male IMP 66.0%
Percentage children IMP 9.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 9
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
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.
Harms,passim: Harms, Robert, The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade (New York, 2002).