Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 14995 |
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 | 133 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 95 | |
Guns mounted | 18 | |
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 | 1701-05-10 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1702-01-24 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1702-08-05 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 259 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Bredgar, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 35 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 300 |
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 | 292 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 222 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 209 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 222 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 47.3% |
Percentage women IMP | 38.3% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 9.0% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 5.4% | |
Percentage male IMP | 56.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 14.4% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 22.81 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | T70/175,158,175: British National Archives (Kew) T70/62end: British National Archives (Kew) T70/950,71-8: British National Archives (Kew) T70/919: British National Archives (Kew) LL,154: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04 T70/167,94-5: British National Archives (Kew) CO152/7: BNA (Kew) T70/351,58,64: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,II,34-5: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) |