Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 36682 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Chance | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | Warren | |
Year constructed | 1797 | |
Place registered | Newport | |
Year registered | 1797 | |
Rig | Schooner | |
Tonnage | 69 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 69 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | D'Wolf, James D'Wolf, John D'Wolf, Wm Crary, Archibald Crary, Fred Diman, Jeremiah |
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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 | Bristol (RI) |
First place of slave purchase | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
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 | Rhode Island, port unspecified | |
Region where voyage began IMP | Rhode Island | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
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 | Rhode Island | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1798 |
Date voyage began | 1798-08-01 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1798-12-17 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1799-03-19 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 138 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Littlefield, Caleb |
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 | 76 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 76 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 96 | |
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 | 96 | |
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 | Coughtry, 241-85: Coughtry, Jay, The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700-1807 (Philadelphia, 1981). Donnan,III,378: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) BarciaDataset: Barcia, Manuel (University of Leeds), Dataset of slave vessels arriving in Cuba, 1790-1810 BHS,D'WolfPapers,Chance,Bx1,Fld24,25,ShipBook,p.39: Bristol Historical and Preservation Society (Bristol, RI) BHS,D'WolfPapers,Chance,Bx1,Fld24,25,ShipBook,p.50: Bristol Historical and Preservation Society (Bristol, RI) |