Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17313 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Golden Fleece | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | New England | |
Year constructed | 1747 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1748 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 70 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 128 | |
Guns mounted | 2 | |
Vessel owners | Harris, Thomas* | |
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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | Anomabu | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, 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 | Bristol | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1753 |
Date voyage began | 1752-02-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1753-08-28 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1754-01-26 | |
Date voyage completed | 1754-04-05 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 547 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Walker, Archibald |
Crew at voyage outset | 28 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 19 | |
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 | 190 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 190 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 170 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 170 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 170 | |
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 | 20 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 10.5% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f, 17r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) Richardson,III: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) Donnan,II,504: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/30,f,18,18v,19: British National Archives (Kew) |