Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 15004 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Whidah | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 140 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 100 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Natural hazard | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
First region of slave landing | Jamaica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1704 |
Date voyage began | 1704-01-10 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1704-10-29 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 293 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 104 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Thomas, George |
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 | 180 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 401 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 401 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 174 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 142 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 174 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 41.5% |
Percentage women IMP | 36.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 13.4% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 8.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 54.9% | |
Percentage children IMP | 21.8% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 227 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 56.6% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 1v: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) T70/14,69: British National Archives (Kew) T70/952,13-14: British National Archives (Kew) T70/920: British National Archives (Kew) T70/58,60,78: British National Archives (Kew) T70/175,158,167,178: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,II,7: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) LL,210: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04 T70/353,64,72,80: British National Archives (Kew) |