Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 20340 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Fame | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | England, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 470 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 530 | |
Guns mounted | 30 | |
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
First region of slave landing | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1706 |
Date voyage began | 1705-07-25 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1706-01-29 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1706-04-20 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1706-06-16 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1706-09-09 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 326 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 57 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Browne, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 67 | |
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 | 22 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | 687 | |
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 695 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 695 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 640 | |
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 | 640 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | 80.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 55 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 8.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/5,14,21: British National Archives (Kew) T70/8,9: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,II,30: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) CO33/14: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/175,158: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1438: British National Archives (Kew) T70/354,19: British National Archives (Kew) |