Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17917 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Alert | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Nantes | |
Year constructed | 1780 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 100 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 182 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Anderson, John* | |
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 | South Carolina, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | South Carolina, 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 | South Carolina | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1784 |
Date voyage began | 1783-10-11 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1784-05-07 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1784-07-08 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1784-08-19 | |
Date voyage completed | 1784-10-22 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 271 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 62 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Walker, Thomas (a) Beau Walker |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 21 | |
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 | 212 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 212 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 199 | |
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 | 199 | |
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 | 13 | |
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) McMillin: McMillin, James A., The Final Victims: The Foreign Slave Trade to North America, 1783-1810 (Columbia, SC., 2004), CD-ROM insert. The Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history_lesson/2013/06/george_w_bush_and_slavery_the_president_and_his_father_are_descendants_of.html |