| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17925 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mercury | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | London | |
| Year constructed | 1759 | |
| Place registered | Bristol | |
| Year registered | 1783 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 130 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 236 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Jones, Thomas* | |
| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation |
| Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
| Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Natural hazard | |
| Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) | |
| 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 | ||
| First place of slave landing | Montego Bay | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Montego Bay | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| 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 | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1783 |
| Date voyage began | 1783-04-19 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1783-11-27 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1784-03-?? | |
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 222 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Taylor, Cobb |
| Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 27 | |
| 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 | 218 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 200 | |
| 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 | 200 | |
| 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) |