Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18169 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Swift | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bermuda | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 171 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 171 | |
Guns mounted | 2 | |
Vessel owners | Rogers, 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 | Iles de Los | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Iles de Los | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
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 | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
First region of slave landing | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1793 |
Date voyage began | 1792-11-30 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1793-06-22 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1793-07-09 | |
Date voyage completed | 1793-09-30 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 204 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Kennedy, John Roper, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 24 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 20 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 285 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 127 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 127 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 124 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 117 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 124 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 37.6% |
Percentage women IMP | 29.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 12.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 19.7% | |
Percentage male IMP | 50.4% | |
Percentage children IMP | 32.5% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 53.8 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 3 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) C107/59: Chancery, BNA (Kew) |