Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18054
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Sarah
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Newfoundland
Year constructed 1788
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage 154
Standardized tonnage IMP 154
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Rogers, James*
Laroche, James (Sir)
Goodrich, John
Fydell, Richard
Blake, Richard
Powell, John (Jr)
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 Bimbia
Second place of slave purchase Cameroons River
Third place of slave purchase Calabar
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cameroons River
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 Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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 1790
Date voyage began 1789-09-21
Date trade began in Africa 1789-12-18
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1790-09-03
Date vessel departed for homeport 1790-09-13
Date voyage completed 1790-11-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 347
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Goodrich, John
Crew at voyage outset 27
Crew at first landing of slaves 21
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 257
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 41
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 168
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 47
Total slaves embarked 256
Total slaves embarked IMP 256
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 143
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 141
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 176
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 59.0%
Percentage women IMP 30.5%
Percentage boys IMP 3.9%
Percentage girls IMP 6.6%
Percentage male IMP 62.9%
Percentage children IMP 10.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 80
Mortality rate IMP 31.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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