Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18252
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Minerva
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Galway
Year constructed 1794
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 212
Standardized tonnage IMP 212
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Anderson, 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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Demerara
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Demerara
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
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP British Guiana
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1804
Date voyage began 1802-12-05
Date trade began in Africa 1803-01-31
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1804-02-25
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1804-08-06
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 447
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Silcock, Joseph
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 223
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 242
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 218
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 218
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)