Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 14928 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bridgewater | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 40 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | ||
Guns mounted | 10 | |
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 | French | |
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 | Bance/Bunce Island | |
Second place of slave purchase | Accra | |
Third place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
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 | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Third region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
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 | 1703 |
Date voyage began | 1703-01-14 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1703-05-02 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1703-10-26 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 285 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 92 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Lenton, Joseph Powis, Joseph |
Crew at voyage outset | 18 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 150 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 80 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | ||
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 226 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 218 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 226 | |
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 | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | CO152/5, f. 50: BNA (Kew) T70/13,40: British National Archives (Kew) T70/58,49: British National Archives (Kew) LL,176: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04 T70/167,101-2: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,II: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/175,157v: British National Archives (Kew) T70/353,6,10,11: British National Archives (Kew) T70/13,17: British National Archives (Kew) T70/14,51: British National Archives (Kew) |