Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 16808 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Scipio | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1725 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1732 | |
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 14 | |
Vessel owners | Heylyn, Edward Rogers, Robert* |
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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 | Slave insurrection | |
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Bristol |
First place of slave purchase | Gambia | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gambia | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | South Carolina, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
First region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1734 |
Date voyage began | 1734-01-07 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1734-08-19 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1734-10-23 | |
Date voyage completed | 1735-02-20 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 224 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Gordon, William Cartnell, Robert |
Crew at voyage outset | 29 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
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 | 222 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 197 | |
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 | 197 | |
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,II: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) T70/4,77: British National Archives (Kew) DJ,35.01.17.: Daily Journal WEP,34.09.07-10.: Whitehall Evening Post (London) |