Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18144
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hector
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Non-British
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 540
Standardized tonnage IMP 540
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Anderson, John*
Deane, Thomas
Harvey, James
Rigge, Thomas
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 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 St. Vincent, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Vincent, port 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 St. Vincent
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Vincent
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1793
Date voyage began 1792-05-02
Date trade began in Africa 1792-07-07
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-11-19
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-01-06
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-02-07
Date voyage completed 1793-04-22
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 249
Middle passage (days) IMP 48
Captain and Crew Captain's name Fraser, James
Crew at voyage outset 44
Crew at first landing of slaves 41
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 674
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 596
Total slaves embarked IMP 596
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 558
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 558
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 60.3%
Percentage women IMP 39.7%
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 60.3%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 38
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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