Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17940 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Martha | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | British Americas, port unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1773 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1784 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 80 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 146 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Collard, John* Muir, Hugh |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown |
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 | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Dominica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Dominica, place unspecified | |
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 | Dominica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Dominica | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1785 |
Date voyage began | 1784-12-24 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1785-10-03 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 283 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Collins, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 20 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 15 | |
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 | 230 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 230 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 150 | |
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 | 150 | |
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 | 80 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 35.0% | |
Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) BT6/41,f.103v-104: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of Trade |