Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 20634 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Saint Mark | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Non-British | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 12 | |
Vessel owners | South Sea Company | |
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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Lahou | |
Second place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Coast Castle | |
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 | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
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 | 1713-11-05 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1714-01-08 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1714-06-21 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1714-07-26 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 228 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 72 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Solgard, Peter |
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 | 280 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 36 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 280 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 280 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 261 | |
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 | 261 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 56.8% |
Percentage women IMP | 32.5% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 7.5% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 3.2% | |
Percentage male IMP | 64.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 10.7% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 19 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 6.8% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS 1390, 1, f. 3r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) T70/3,20,26v-27: British National Archives (Kew) CO142/14: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Donnan,II,168: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/972,f29: British National Archives (Kew) Add.mss,25495,ff. 260, 375, 427: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) T70/18;65-v66, v70, 71: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,SouthSeaCo: Donnan, Elizabeth,"The Early Days of the South Sea Company, 1711-1718," Journal of Economic and Business History, 2 (1929): 419-50. |