Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 25593
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Africa
Flag U.S.A.
Flag IMP U.S.A.
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered Charleston
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 178
Standardized tonnage IMP 178
Guns mounted
Vessel owners
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 Havana
First place of slave purchase Congo River
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Congo River
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Havana
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Havana
Place where voyage ended Charleston
Region where voyage began IMP Cuba
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 Cuba
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Cuba
Region where voyage ended South Carolina
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1803
Date voyage began 1803-??-??
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1803-12-??
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Ayala
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
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 320
Total slaves embarked IMP 320
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 190
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 190
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 190
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 34.7%
Percentage women IMP 13.2%
Percentage boys IMP 38.4%
Percentage girls IMP 13.7%
Percentage male IMP 73.2%
Percentage children IMP 52.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 130
Mortality rate IMP 41.0%
Source Sources Donnan,IV,557-58:

Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930)


Klein,Havana dataset:

University of Wisconsin Library (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Klein, Havana data-set, 1790-1820