Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17895
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Valiant
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1772
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Anderson, John*
Pierce, James
Ruscombe, James
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 Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Annobon
First place of slave landing Montego Bay
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 Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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 1778
Date voyage began 1777-11-09
Date trade began in Africa 1778-01-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1778-06-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1778-08-01
Date voyage completed 1778-10-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 218
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Fraser, James
Crew at voyage outset 48
Crew at first landing of slaves 41
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 500
Total slaves embarked IMP 500
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 399
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 101
Mortality rate IMP 20.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


Lambert,71,35: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975).
Banfield: Huntington Library (San Marino, California, USA) HM 57345, Memoirs of Joseph Banfield, Journal of a Life at Sea