Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17921
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hector
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1783
Rig Ship
Tonnage 300
Standardized tonnage IMP 343
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Anderson, John*
Noble, J
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 Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Dominica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Savanna la Mar
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Savanna la Mar
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 Dominica
Second region of slave landing Jamaica
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 1785
Date voyage began 1783-09-30
Date trade began in Africa 1784-03-16
Date vessel departed Africa 1784-10-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1785-01-06
Date vessel departed for homeport 1785-05-07
Date voyage completed 1785-07-09
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 464
Middle passage (days) IMP 78
Captain and Crew Captain's name Llewellin, William
Ball, William
Crew at voyage outset 47
Crew at first landing of slaves 39
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 400
Total slaves embarked IMP 400
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 514
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 112
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 390
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 514
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
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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