Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18161
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Recovery
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed British plantations
Year constructed 1781
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 189
Standardized tonnage IMP 189
Guns mounted 2
Vessel owners Jacks, Walter
Rogers, James
Gordon, John (Jr)
Gordon, William
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 Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Falmouth (Jam.)
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Falmouth (Jam.)
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 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 1792
Date voyage began 1792-05-03
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1792-11-03
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1793-01-28
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 184
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Kimber, John
Price, Samuel
Crew at voyage outset 31
Crew at first landing of slaves 29
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 315
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 321
Total slaves embarked IMP 321
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 216
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 216
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 37.0%
Percentage women IMP 31.9%
Percentage boys IMP 12.5%
Percentage girls IMP 18.5%
Percentage male IMP 49.5%
Percentage children IMP 31.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 105
Mortality rate IMP 33.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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