Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 36272 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Whydah | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Newport | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Sloop | |
Tonnage | 35 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 65 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Vernon, Wm | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold in the Americas after disembarking slaves |
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 | Newport |
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 | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Rhode Island | |
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 | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1763 |
Date voyage began | 1763-01-03 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1763-03-23 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1763-??-?? | |
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 | Rogers, Thom |
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 | 60 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 60 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 31 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 29 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 31 | |
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 | 29.72 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 29 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 48.0% | |
Source | Sources | Coughtry, 241-85: Coughtry, Jay, The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700-1807 (Philadelphia, 1981). Donnan,III,188,196: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/1263: British National Archives (Kew) NYHS,Vernon, Bx 2/16 and 17: New York Historical Society (New York, New York, USA) Vernon ms, boxes 1-2 NYHS,Vernon,Bx1/14,Vernon,62.12.29.: New York Historical Society (New York, New York, USA) Vernon ms, boxes 1-2 |