Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 5007
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM
Vessel name Astrea
Flag Portugal
Flag IMP Portugal / Brazil
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Galera
Tonnage 298
Standardized tonnage IMP 298
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Alves, Domingos Fernandes
Ferreira, Antônio
Souza, Domingos de Carvalho e
Alves, Antônio Ferreira
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 Lisbon
First place of slave purchase Mozambique
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Mozambique
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Rio de Janeiro
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Rio de Janeiro
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Portugal
First region of slave purchase East Africa and Indian Ocean islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP East Africa and Indian Ocean islands
First region of slave landing Southeast Brazil
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Southeast Brazil
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1827
Date voyage began 1826-05-20
Date trade began in Africa 1826-10-??
Date vessel departed Africa 1826-11-18
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1827-01-12
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 237
Middle passage (days) IMP 55
Captain and Crew Captain's name Silveira, Valentim José da
Crew at voyage outset 40
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 590
Total slaves embarked IMP 590
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 458
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 558
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 32
Mortality rate IMP 5.0%
Source Sources ANTT,JC,Mç62,Cx204: Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisbon, Portugal) Junta do Comércio
AHMOP,SGC4,Lv2: Arquivo Histórico do Ministério das Obras Públicas (Lisbon, Portugal)
Klein,Rio de Janeiro dataset 2: University of Wisconsin Library (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Klein, Rio de Janeiro data-set, 1825-1830
Florentino: Florentino, Manolo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Database of slave vessels arriving in Rio de Janeiro, 1811-1830.
CapelaNotes:

Capela, José, Archival notes on the slave trade from Mozambique.


AHU,Moçambique,Cx 206 No 49:

Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisbon), SEMU-DGU,


AHU,Moçambique, Cx 201 No 37:

Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisbon), SEMU-DGU,


AHU,Moçambique, Cx 204 No 14:

Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisbon), SEMU-DGU,