Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18269
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name British Tar
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Plymouth
Year constructed 1797
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 230
Standardized tonnage IMP 230
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Edgar, Preston
Curtis, James*
Masey, Philip
Farquhason, John
Oldham, John
Wilmott, Thomas
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by pirates or privateers - after embarkation of slaves
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP pirate/privateer action
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 Gambia
Second place of slave purchase Gorée
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Guadeloupe, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Basse-Terre
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing Guadaloupe
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Guadaloupe
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1806
Date voyage began 1805-12-30
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gordon, James
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 261
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 310
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 279
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)