Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17116 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Palmtree | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bristol | |
Year constructed | 1737 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1737 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 100 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 182 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Prankerd, Richard* | |
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 | Bristol |
First place of slave purchase | Anomabu | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Anomabu | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
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 | 1744 |
Date voyage began | 1743-09-08 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1744-09-03 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 361 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Dighton, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 31 | |
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 | 373 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 310 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 310 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 310 | |
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 MS, 1390, 1, f. 14r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) Richardson,II: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) DailyG,45.01.01: Daily Gazeteer (London) DailyG,44.06.26: Daily Gazeteer (London) DailyG,44.08.04: Daily Gazeteer (London) DailyG,45.03.26: Daily Gazeteer (London) |