| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 75181 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Bladen Frigate | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | ||
| Tonnage | 180 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 131 | |
| Guns mounted | 10 | |
| Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
| 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 | London |
| First place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | London | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
| First region of slave landing | Jamaica | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1723 |
| Date voyage began | 1722-07-12 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1722-??-?? | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1723-06-05 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1723-07-26 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1723-09-10 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 328 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 97 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Hardy, Edward Thomas, Stephen |
| Crew at voyage outset | 35 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 400 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 250 | |
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 250 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 250 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 229 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 225 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 229 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 38.4% |
| Percentage women IMP | 17.9% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 29.7% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 14.0% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 68.1% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 43.7% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 21 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 8.4% | |
| Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 6r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO388/25,377,380: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/1515: British National Archives (Kew) T70/958,21,72,80: British National Archives (Kew) Galenson,165: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). T70/923,56-8: British National Archives (Kew) T70/924,12-20: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1225: British National Archives (Kew) T70/886,Feb.28,1723: British National Archives (Kew) |