Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17366
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hanover Planter
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bristol
Year constructed 1754
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1754
Rig Ship
Tonnage 250
Standardized tonnage IMP 365
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Gordon, Robert*
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
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
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 London
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 England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1755
Date voyage began 1754-09-01
Date trade began in Africa 1755-01-09
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1755-05-13
Date vessel departed for homeport 1755-11-10
Date voyage completed 1756-01-19
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 254
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Breeding, Andrew
Rowle, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 43
Crew at first landing of slaves 20
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 135
Total slaves embarked IMP 135
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 130
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 130
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 5
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
Source Sources Richardson,III:

Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997)


LList, 30 May 1755:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


ADM68/199,167:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)