Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18164
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Royal Charlotte
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Topsham
Year constructed 1786
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage 78
Standardized tonnage IMP 78
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Hunter, Henry Keowen
Hunter, Robert
Wright, Mungo
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 Grand Bassam
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Grand Bassam
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Grenada, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Grenada, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Bristol
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
First region of slave landing Grenada
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Grenada
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1792
Date voyage began 1792-02-12
Date trade began in Africa 1792-04-09
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-08-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1792-10-10
Date vessel departed for homeport 1792-11-03
Date voyage completed 1792-12-12
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 241
Middle passage (days) IMP 61
Captain and Crew Captain's name Smerdon, T
Crew at voyage outset 13
Crew at first landing of slaves 13
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 130
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 101
Total slaves embarked IMP 101
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 101
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 101
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 52.5%
Percentage women IMP 18.8%
Percentage boys IMP 14.9%
Percentage girls IMP 13.9%
Percentage male IMP 67.3%
Percentage children IMP 28.7%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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