Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18134
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Crescent
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1787
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 164
Standardized tonnage IMP 164
Guns mounted 2
Vessel owners Rogers, James*
Laroche, James (Sir)
Fydell, Richard
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 Iles de Los
Second place of slave purchase Rio Nunez
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Iles de Los
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 Sierra Leone
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 1793
Date voyage began 1792-07-10
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-03-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-06-26
Date voyage completed 1793-09-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 262
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Roper, William
Kennedy, John
Crew at voyage outset 31
Crew at first landing of slaves 20
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 273
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 273
Total slaves embarked IMP 273
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 266
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 266
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 266
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 47.0%
Percentage women IMP 32.0%
Percentage boys IMP 13.9%
Percentage girls IMP 7.1%
Percentage male IMP 60.9%
Percentage children IMP 21.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 68.65
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 7
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)


C107/59:

Chancery, BNA (Kew)


GLGA,1792.11.19.: Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser (Gore’s General Advertiser)