Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18221 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | African Queen | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Folkstone | |
Year constructed | 1780 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 268 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 268 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | King, Thomas* | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured before disembarking slaves; vessel recaptured or released subsequently |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Captor unspecified | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Bristol |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Coast Castle | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Demerara | |
Second place of slave landing | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
First region of slave landing | British Guiana | |
Second region of slave landing | St. Vincent | |
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1798 |
Date voyage began | 1797-02-27 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1798-06-07 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1798-09-18 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 465 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Buckle, Richard |
Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
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 | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 342 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 313 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 49 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 264 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 313 | |
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 | ||
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) |