Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18189
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name African Queen
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Folkstone
Year constructed 1783
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 277
Standardized tonnage IMP 277
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Anderson, John*
Young, Charles
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
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
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 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 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 1794
Date voyage began 1794-06-28
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1794-10-19
Date vessel departed for homeport 1794-11-18
Date voyage completed 1795-01-12
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 113
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Williams, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 33
Crew at first landing of slaves 31
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 411
Total slaves embarked IMP 411
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 407
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 407
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
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)