Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18075
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name King George
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Non-British
Year constructed 1769
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 294
Standardized tonnage IMP 294
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Jones, James*
Allanson, Gavin
Rigge, Thomas
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of slaves or during slaving
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves perished with ship
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Bristol
First place of slave purchase Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
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 Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1791
Date voyage began 1790-08-11
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1791-03-26
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 227
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Howard, Benjamin
Crew at voyage outset 36
Crew at first landing of slaves 34
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 428
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 369
Total slaves embarked IMP 369
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 80
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 89
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
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 280
Mortality rate IMP 76.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


AR, 1792: Annual Register, 1762, 1792.