Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 20880 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Union | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 90 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 90 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Royal African 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 | Saint John (Antigua) |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
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 | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Antigua | |
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 | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1714 |
Date voyage began | 1713-06-06 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1714-01-19 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1714-04-05 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 303 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 76 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Maxwell, James Clements, Samuel |
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 | 180 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 181 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 181 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 164 | |
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 | 164 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 45.7% |
Percentage women IMP | 30.5% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 17.7% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 6.1% | |
Percentage male IMP | 63.4% | |
Percentage children IMP | 23.8% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 16 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 9.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/3:10,14,18,24: British National Archives (Kew) T70/5,f93v: British National Archives (Kew) T70/8,ff.67,67v,75v,76-77: British National Archives (Kew) T70/18;63,64v,66v,68v: British National Archives (Kew) |