Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18025
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lovely Lass
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed 1780
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1788
Rig Ship
Tonnage 282
Standardized tonnage IMP 282
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Jones, 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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Anomabu
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Jamaica, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Bristol
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1789
Date voyage began 1788-05-27
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1789-05-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1789-06-25
Date voyage completed 1789-08-25
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 353
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Kennedy, John
Jenkins, William
Crew at voyage outset 48
Crew at first landing of slaves 30
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 408
Total slaves embarked IMP 408
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 398
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 398
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 49.5%
Percentage women IMP 25.6%
Percentage boys IMP 13.1%
Percentage girls IMP 11.8%
Percentage male IMP 62.6%
Percentage children IMP 24.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 10
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)