Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17916
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Africa
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed 1770
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1783
Rig Ship
Tonnage 210
Standardized tonnage IMP 210
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners McTaggart, James*
Elton, William
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 Sierra Leone estuary
Second place of slave purchase Grand Mesurado
Third place of slave purchase Bonny
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Vincent, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Vincent, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Bristol
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing St. Vincent
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Vincent
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1784
Date voyage began 1783-08-22
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1784-04-30
Date vessel departed for homeport 1784-07-07
Date voyage completed 1784-08-28
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 252
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name McTaggart, John
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 23
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 300
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 220
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 220
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 44.96
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 80
Mortality rate IMP 27.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


MMM,D/DAV,84.05.15.: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794