Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17467
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Prince Tom
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (unknown place)
Year constructed
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1759
Rig Ship
Tonnage 200
Standardized tonnage IMP 305
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Laroche, James*
Thompson, John
Farr, Richard
Farr (Son)
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by pirates or privateers - after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP pirate/privateer action
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Bristol
First place of slave purchase St. Paul
Second place of slave purchase Cabinda
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cabinda
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Charleston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Charleston
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1760
Date voyage began 1759-10-27
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1760-09-25
Date vessel departed for homeport 1760-12-08
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 334
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Chilcott, John
Crew at voyage outset 40
Crew at first landing of slaves 43
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 525
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 428
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 428
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,III:

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


LList, 17 June 1760:

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