Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 20629
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Dolphin
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Great Britain, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 130
Standardized tonnage IMP 236
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners
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
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 1714
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa 1713-??-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1714-01-06
Date vessel departed for homeport 1714-04-11
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Tibbington
Gordon, John
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 400
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 298
Total slaves embarked IMP 298
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 260
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 260
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 38
Mortality rate IMP 12.8%
Source Sources JRL, English MS 1390, 1, f. 3r:

John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK)


T70/5,94:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


CO142/14,58:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T70/3:19,21:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


Account,1714:

An Account of the Ships Employed in the African Trade, from the Ports of London and Bristol belonging to the Separate Traders to Africa; with the Value of the said Ships and Cargoes, and the Number of Negroes usually carried by the said Ships (London, nd, but c. 1714)