| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18029 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Ruby | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | USA, location unspecified | |
| Year constructed | 1778 | |
| Place registered | Bristol | |
| Year registered | 1788 | |
| Rig | Brig | |
| Tonnage | 101 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 101 | |
| Guns mounted | 6 | |
| Vessel owners | Rogers, James* Fydell, Richard Laroche, James (Sir) Walker, Thomas |
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| 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 | Sierra Leone estuary | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| 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 | Kingston | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
| 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 | 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 | 1788-11-22 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1789-11-28 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1790-01-15 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1790-03-06 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 371 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Walker, Thomas |
| Crew at voyage outset | 18 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 14 | |
| 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 | 175 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 175 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 170 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 154 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 170 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 52.4% |
| Percentage women IMP | 31.8% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 10.0% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 5.9% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 62.4% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 15.9% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 52.43 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 5 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 3.0% | |
| 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 |