Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17993
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 2
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 Banana Islands
Second place of slave purchase Bance/Bunce Island
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Tortola, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Tortola, port unspecified
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 Sierra Leone
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Tortola
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Tortola
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1788
Date voyage began 1787-08-07
Date trade began in Africa 1787-10-14
Date vessel departed Africa 1788-05-30
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1788-06-16
Date vessel departed for homeport 1788-06-25
Date voyage completed 1788-08-16
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 314
Middle passage (days) IMP 17
Captain and Crew Captain's name Walker, James
Crew at voyage outset 10
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 60
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 35
Total slaves embarked IMP 35
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 35
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 35
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)