Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 7333
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Gavião
Flag Portugal
Flag IMP Portugal / Brazil
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Dourado, Joaquim da Costa
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
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Bahia, place unspecified
First place of slave purchase Bissau
Second place of slave purchase Cacheu
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cacheu
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 Bahia
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
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 1813
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa 1812-11-26
Date vessel departed Africa 1813-03-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1813-07-07
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP 109
Captain and Crew Captain's name Ferreira, Antônio 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 103
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 105
Total slaves embarked IMP 105
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 103
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 103
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 103
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 2
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources FO63/168,ff.167-72:

TNA (Kew)


ANRJ,cod212,p.117:

Arquivo Nacional (Rio de Janeiro)


IDO, 10/07/1812: Idade de Ouro do Brasil
AHU,Guiné,Cx.21,Doc.10,28,54:

Arquivo Historico Ultramarino (Lisboa)