Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 75696 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | John Gally | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Balandra | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 85 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | South Sea 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 | Kingston | |
Second place of slave landing | Portobelo | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Portobelo | |
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 | Spanish Circum-Caribbean | |
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Spanish Circum-Caribbean | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1718 |
Date voyage began | 1717-06-07 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1718-01-10 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1718-09-04 | |
Date voyage completed | 1718-11-18 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 217 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Coward, Edward Noll |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 359 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 359 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 359 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 267 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 102 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 240 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 267 | |
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 | 92 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 25.6% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 4r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Add.mss,25497,76: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Donnan,II,238: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) Donnan,SouthSeaCo: Donnan, Elizabeth,"The Early Days of the South Sea Company, 1711-1718," Journal of Economic and Business History, 2 (1929): 419-50. AGI, Contaduria 268: Archivo General de Indias (Sevilla) PM,20.06.1717: Post Man PM,08.11.1718: Post Man PM,25.11.1718: Post Man O'Malley,160: O'Malley, Gregory E., Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807 (Chapel Hill, 2014) Add.mss,25563,173: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) |