Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17882 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Roebuck | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Newfoundland | |
Year constructed | 1752 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 100 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 182 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Hamilton, D* Coghlan* |
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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 | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Bristol |
First place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
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 | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
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 | ||
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 | 1776 |
Date voyage began | 1775-02-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1775-06-09 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1775-11-03 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1776-02-18 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1776-04-25 | |
Date voyage completed | 1776-07-06 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 355 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 107 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Gullan, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 27 | |
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 | 330 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 330 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 310 | |
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 | 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 | 20 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 6.0% | |
Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) BT6/3,84: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLR1776: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London). T70/1541: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts |