Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 16353 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | America | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Connecticut, port unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1716 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brigantine | |
Tonnage | 50 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 92 | |
Guns mounted | 3 | |
Vessel owners | Lougher, Richard* Challoner, William Baker, William Lougher, Walter Clymer, William Hobhouse, Isaac Caster, Peter Ashton, 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 | Bristol |
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 | Nevis, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Newcastle (Nevis) | |
Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
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 | Nevis | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Nevis | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1725 |
Date voyage began | 1724-12-05 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1725-06-11 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1725-07-24 | |
Date voyage completed | 1725-09-07 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 188 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Marshall, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 18 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 18 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
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 | 224 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 199 | |
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 | 199 | |
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 | Richardson,I: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) CO187/1,27: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) |