Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 3736 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Polca | |
Flag | ||
Flag IMP | ||
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brigantine | |
Tonnage | 165 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 254 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Dávila, J T | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Vice-Admiralty Court, St.Helena, condemned |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Old World | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | British | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Rio de Janeiro |
First place of slave purchase | Mayumba | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Mayumba | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | St. Helena | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Helena | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Southeast Brazil | |
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 | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1848 |
Date voyage began | ||
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1848-08-05 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1848-08-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | 30 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Costa, F J da |
Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
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 | 29 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 29 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 27 | |
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 | 26 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | 100.0% | |
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 3 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 10.0% | |
Source | Sources | IUP,ST,37/B/179: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).
IUP,ST,36/A/228: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). IUP,ST,36/B/52: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). IUP,ST,6/227,354,368,418: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). IUP,ST,5/139: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). |