Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 14915 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Averilla | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | England, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 200 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 305 | |
Guns mounted | 30 | |
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by the French - after slaves disembarked |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | French | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
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 | São Tomé | |
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
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 | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1695 |
Date voyage began | 1694-10-12 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1695-01-30 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1695-03-24 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1695-06-07 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 238 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 75 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Robinson, Maxamilian |
Crew at voyage outset | 60 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 51 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 600 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 598 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 598 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 598 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 541 | |
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 | 541 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | ||
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 57 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 10.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/11,118: British National Archives (Kew) T70/12,143: British National Archives (Kew) T70/61,166: British National Archives (Kew) T70/169,115: British National Archives (Kew) Rawl,C746,89,120: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Rawl,C745,220: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Rawl,C747,353: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Donnan,I,414: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) Law,EWA,docs781,1267,1352,1401: Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007). |