Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18002
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Pearl
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1787
Rig Ship
Tonnage 370
Standardized tonnage IMP 370
Guns mounted 8
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 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 Bristol
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 England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1788
Date voyage began 1787-08-09
Date trade began in Africa 1787-10-04
Date vessel departed Africa 1788-10-05
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1788-12-04
Date vessel departed for homeport 1789-01-26
Date voyage completed 1789-06-18
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 483
Middle passage (days) IMP 60
Captain and Crew Captain's name Rogers, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 49
Crew at first landing of slaves 27
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 550
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 449
Total slaves embarked IMP 449
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 330
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 290
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 330
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 32.55
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 119
Mortality rate IMP 27.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997)