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 |
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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 | 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 |