Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 75330 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Dispatch | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 80 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 55 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Coast Castle | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Saint John (Antigua) | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
First region of slave landing | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1721 |
Date voyage began | 1720-08-19 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1720-10-28 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1721-06-21 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1721-08-06 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1721-09-18 | |
Date voyage completed | 1721-10-26 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 352 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 46 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Pett, Samuel Willis, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 16 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 150 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 110 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 110 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 110 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 104 | |
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 | 104 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 90.4% |
Percentage women IMP | 9.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | 90.4% | |
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 26.29 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 6 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 5.0% | |
Source | Sources | CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO388/25,376,379: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/957,133,139: British National Archives (Kew) C113/285,f.77: British National Archives, Chancery Records, Various Six Clerks, Series I, 1715-1758 (Kew, UK) Galenson,164: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). T70/1225: British National Archives (Kew) |