Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17999 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Lion (a) Lyon | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bristol | |
Year constructed | 1769 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1787 | |
Rig | Sloop | |
Tonnage | 56 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 56 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Rogers, James* | |
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 | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
Second place of slave purchase | Banana Islands | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
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 | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1788 |
Date voyage began | 1787-05-03 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1788-03-16 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1788-04-20 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1788-05-29 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 353 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 35 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Walker, Thomas (a) Beau Walker Walker, Edward |
Crew at voyage outset | 14 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 100 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 109 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 109 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 107 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 106 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 107 | |
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 | 49.59 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 2 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) The Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history_lesson/2013/06/george_w_bush_and_slavery_the_president_and_his_father_are_descendants_of.html |