Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
4572 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Sílfide |
Flag |
Brazil |
Flag IMP |
Portugal / Brazil |
Place constructed |
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Year constructed |
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Place registered |
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Year registered |
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Rig |
Polacca schooner |
Tonnage |
322 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
322 |
Guns mounted |
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Vessel owners |
Fernandes, Justino José |
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 |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Bahia, place unspecified |
First place of slave purchase |
Ambriz |
Second place of slave purchase |
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Third place of slave purchase |
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Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Ambriz |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
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First place of slave landing |
Macaé |
Second place of slave landing |
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Third place of slave landing |
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Principal place of slave landing IMP |
Macaé |
Place where voyage ended |
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Region where voyage began IMP |
Bahia |
First region of slave purchase |
West Central Africa and St. Helena |
Second region of slave purchase |
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Third region of slave purchase |
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Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
West Central Africa and St. Helena |
First region of slave landing |
Southeast Brazil |
Second region of slave landing |
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Third region of slave landing |
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Principal region of slave landing IMP |
Southeast Brazil |
Region where voyage ended |
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Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1847 |
Date voyage began |
1847-01-07 |
Date trade began in Africa |
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Date vessel departed Africa |
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Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1847-03-25 |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
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Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
77 |
Middle passage (days) IMP |
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Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Monteiro, Manoel José da Costa |
Crew at voyage outset |
21 |
Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
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Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
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Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from second port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from third port of purchase |
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Total slaves embarked |
1065 |
Total slaves embarked IMP |
1065 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
1005 |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing |
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Total slaves disembarked IMP |
1005 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
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Percentage women IMP |
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Percentage boys IMP |
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Percentage girls IMP |
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Percentage male IMP |
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Percentage children IMP |
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Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
60 |
Mortality rate IMP |
6.0% |
Source |
Sources |
IUP,ST,35,B/273: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).
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