Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 15183 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Mermaid Gally | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | ||
Standardized tonnage IMP | ||
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Way, Joseph Harris, Richard |
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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 | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
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 | Kingston | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1709 |
Date voyage began | 1709-03-12 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1709-11-14 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1710-01-05 | |
Date voyage completed | 1710-07-?? | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 247 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Dick, Mathew |
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 | 280 |
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 | 268 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 224 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 224 | |
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 | JRL, English, v. MS 1390, 1, fol. 2r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) T70/8,50: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1199: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,II,92-3: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) CO142/14,f.13: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/356,5: British National Archives (Kew) T70/355,12: British National Archives (Kew) |