Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 40492
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM
Vessel name Americano
Flag
Flag IMP Portugal / Brazil
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Pereira, José Gomes
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown
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 Brazil, place unspecified
First place of slave purchase Accra
Second place of slave purchase Elmina
Third place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Bahia, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Bahia, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Other Brazil
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Bahia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Bahia
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1799
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1799-04-01
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP 46
Captain and Crew Captain's name Viegas, José Joaquim
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 455
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 440
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 440
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 15
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
Source Sources AHMS, 178.1, p. 233: Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Salvador (Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)
APEB, mç 193, doc.43:

Arquivo Público do Estado da Bahia (Bahia)