Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 24018 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Black Prince | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Newbury | |
Year constructed | 1752 | |
Place registered | Chester | |
Year registered | 1754 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 110 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 200 | |
Guns mounted | 8 | |
Vessel owners | Bagnall, John* | |
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 | Chester |
First place of slave purchase | West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena, 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 | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1755 |
Date voyage began | 1754-08-27 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1755-09-25 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1756-02-09 | |
Date voyage completed | 1756-05-14 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 394 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Creevey, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 17 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 18 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
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 | 299 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 260 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 260 | |
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 | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f.17v: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) Schofield,249: Schofield, Maurice M. "Chester Slave Trading Partnerships, 1750-1756," Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire , 130 (1980): 187-90CO142/16,63-4,114-5: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) LList, 27 June 1755: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 7 Nov 1755: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) ADM68/199,171: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) |