Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 15217
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Canada
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Non-British
Year constructed
Place registered London
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 350
Standardized tonnage IMP 398
Guns mounted 22
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown
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 Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1712
Date voyage began 1711-11-28
Date trade began in Africa 1712-03-24
Date vessel departed Africa 1712-06-19
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1712-08-07
Date vessel departed for homeport 1712-09-18
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 253
Middle passage (days) IMP 49
Captain and Crew Captain's name Lovell, Thomas
Wishart, Henry
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 550
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 510
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 510
Total slaves embarked IMP 510
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 487
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 487
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 23
Mortality rate IMP 5.0%
Source Sources CO33/15,9:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T70/2,30:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/58,209:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/1199:

British National Archives (Kew)


Donnan,II,116,146:

Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930)


T70/356,43-4:

British National Archives (Kew)