Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17969 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Fly | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bristol | |
Year constructed | 1785 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1786 | |
Rig | Sloop | |
Tonnage | 27 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 27 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Rogers, James* | |
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 | Sherbro | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Sherbro | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Saint John (Antigua) | |
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 | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
First region of slave landing | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1787 |
Date voyage began | 1786-10-13 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1787-02-19 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1787-03-23 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1787-06-02 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 161 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 32 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Rogers, Richard Kennedy, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 9 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 8 | |
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 | 68 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 53 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 53 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 53 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 49.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 22.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 20.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 7.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 69.8% | |
Percentage children IMP | 28.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 44.59 | |
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) |