| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18091 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Bess | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Bermuda | |
| Year constructed | 1784 | |
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Brig | |
| Tonnage | 63 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 63 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Biggs, Samuel* Nash, Jonathan |
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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 | Gabon | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gabon | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Caribbean (colony 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 | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| First region of slave landing | Other Caribbean | |
| 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 | 1791 |
| Date voyage began | 1791-01-29 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1792-07-23 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Martin, R |
| Crew at voyage outset | 12 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 8 | |
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 105 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 122 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 122 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 122 | |
| 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 | 122 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 48.4% |
| Percentage women IMP | 23.8% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 9.0% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 18.9% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 57.4% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 27.9% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) |