Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 75975
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Phoenix
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Virginia, port unspecified
Year constructed 1758
Place registered London
Year registered 1760
Rig Ship
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Calendar, Alexr*
Mure, H
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 Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin
Second place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
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 Montego Bay
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Montego Bay
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Other Africa
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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 1763
Date voyage began 1762-05-17
Date trade began in Africa 1762-09-21
Date vessel departed Africa 1762-12-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1763-03-09
Date vessel departed for homeport 1763-05-16
Date voyage completed 1763-07-20
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 296
Middle passage (days) IMP 72
Captain and Crew Captain's name Cummings, James
Crew at voyage outset 23
Crew at first landing of slaves 40
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 100
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 415
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 515
Total slaves embarked IMP 515
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 481
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 481
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 34
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
Source Sources BT6/3,159B:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO142/18,14-5,44-5:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T70/1263:

British National Archives (Kew)


LList, 17 May 1762:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 8 Apr 1763:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 17 May 1763:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 22 July 1763:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LR1764: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
ADM68/200,165:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)