Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 3855
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Cyrus
Flag U.S.A.
Flag IMP U.S.A.
Place constructed Salisbury
Year constructed 1836
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 112
Standardized tonnage IMP 112
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Forçade, Pedro
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, 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 Havana
First place of slave purchase Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cabinda
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Freetown
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Freetown
Place where voyage ended
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 Sierra Leone
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Sierra Leone
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1844
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1844-06-05
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1844-06-21
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP 16
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sande, Benito
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 336
Total slaves embarked IMP 336
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 336
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 336
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 40.5%
Percentage women IMP 0.9%
Percentage boys IMP 35.6%
Percentage girls IMP 23.0%
Percentage male IMP 76.1%
Percentage children IMP 58.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources FO84/609,Adm,45.03.29,enc:

British National Archives (Kew), Foreign Office


IUP,ST,27/A/99-101,187: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).
FO84/612,Adm,45.10.02,enc:

British National Archives (Kew), Foreign Office


IUP,ST,6/219,358: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).