Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18149
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lovely Lass
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed 1780
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 282
Standardized tonnage IMP 282
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Jones, James
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 Cape Lahou
Second place of slave purchase Anomabu
Third place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
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 London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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 1794
Date voyage began 1792-01-03
Date trade began in Africa 1792-04-07
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-11-22
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1794-01-09
Date vessel departed for homeport 1794-05-10
Date voyage completed 1794-07-29
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 737
Middle passage (days) IMP 48
Captain and Crew Captain's name Robinson, John Wade
Crew at voyage outset 39
Crew at first landing of slaves 26
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 416
Total slaves embarked IMP 416
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 413
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 411
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 55.3%
Percentage women IMP 17.2%
Percentage boys IMP 20.1%
Percentage girls IMP 7.4%
Percentage male IMP 75.4%
Percentage children IMP 27.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 5
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
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.194-98:

High Court of Admiralty, The National Archives


HCA1/64:

High Court of Admiralty, The National Archives