Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 14921
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lusitania
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 180
Standardized tonnage IMP 131
Guns mounted
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1702-01-03
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1702-10-11
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1702-12-09
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1703-08-15
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 340
Middle passage (days) IMP 59
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sorrell, Paul
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 360
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 144
Total slaves embarked IMP 144
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 136
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 92
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 136
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 37.0%
Percentage women IMP 43.5%
Percentage boys IMP 13.0%
Percentage girls IMP 6.5%
Percentage male IMP 50.0%
Percentage children IMP 19.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 27.68
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 8
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
Source Sources T70/13,7,12:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/58,12:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/175,158:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/919,74:

British National Archives (Kew)


LL,205: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04
T70/167,100-101:

British National Archives (Kew)


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)


T70/352,15,18:

British National Archives (Kew)