Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 14920 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Canterbury | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | ||
Standardized tonnage IMP | ||
Guns mounted | 16 | |
Vessel owners | Royal African Company* | |
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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Saint John (Antigua) | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
First region of slave landing | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1702 |
Date voyage began | 1701-08-30 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1702-08-15 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1703-08-15 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 350 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Read, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 28 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 193 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 165 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 94 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 165 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 30.9% |
Percentage women IMP | 39.4% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 19.1% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 10.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 50.0% | |
Percentage children IMP | 29.8% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 21.89 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | T70/919,62: British National Archives (Kew) T70/175,ff.23,157v,175: British National Archives (Kew) T70/58,8,29: British National Archives (Kew) LL,205: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04 CO152/7: BNA (Kew) Donnan,II: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/351,73,83,86: British National Archives (Kew) |