Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18156
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Nassau
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed New Providence
Year constructed 1784
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 197
Standardized tonnage IMP 197
Guns mounted 4
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 Sierra Leone estuary
Second place of slave purchase Iles de Los
Third place of slave purchase Bance/Bunce Island
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
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 Sierra Leone
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 1792-10-25
Date trade began in Africa 1793-03-12
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-06-09
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-07-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-11-17
Date voyage completed 1794-01-17
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 263
Middle passage (days) IMP 36
Captain and Crew Captain's name Morley, Matthew
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 26
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 328
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 190
Total slaves embarked IMP 190
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 189
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 189
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 55.3%
Percentage women IMP 27.4%
Percentage boys IMP 12.6%
Percentage girls IMP 4.7%
Percentage male IMP 67.9%
Percentage children IMP 17.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 1
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)


Macaulay,Journal, 93.06.24.: Huntington Library (San Marino, California, USA) MY 1-1014, Papers of Zachary Macaulay (1793-1888)
Falconbridge,178-80:

Falconbridge, Anna Maria, Narrative of Two Voyages to the River Sierra Leone , during the Years 1791, 1792, and 1793 (London, 2000)