Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 18272 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Alert | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bermuda | |
Year constructed | 1784 | |
Place registered | Bristol | |
Year registered | 1807 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 223 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 223 | |
Guns mounted | 12 | |
Vessel owners | Anderson, Charles | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown |
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 | Kingston | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
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 | Jamaica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1807 |
Date voyage began | 1807-02-20 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1807-11-16 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 269 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Lane, William B |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | 20 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 243 |
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 | 267 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 240 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 242 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 240 | |
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 | 60.9 | |
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) C114/157: British National Archives, Chancery Records, Various Six Clerks, Series I, 1715-1758 (Kew, UK) |