Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18115 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Recovery | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | British plantations | |
Year constructed | 1776 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 189 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 189 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Rogers, James* Gordon, John Gordon, William Jacks, Walter |
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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 | New Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | New Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Grenada, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Grenada, 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 | Grenada | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Grenada | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1791 |
Date voyage began | 1791-04-10 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1791-06-02 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1791-09-01 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1791-10-28 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1791-11-20 | |
Date voyage completed | 1791-12-22 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 201 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 57 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Kimber, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 24 | |
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 | 304 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 304 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 283 | |
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 | 283 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 43.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 37.5% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 8.2% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 11.2% | |
Percentage male IMP | 51.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 19.4% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 21 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 7.0% | |
Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) HCA1/61,f.166-172v: British National Archives (Kew) |