Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76176 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Sloper | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 140 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 100 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
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 | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
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 | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1723 |
Date voyage began | 1722-09-26 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1722-12-18 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1723-03-28 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1723-06-25 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 272 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 89 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Simcock, Richard |
Crew at voyage outset | 27 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 300 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 282 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 282 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 282 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 203 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 195 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 203 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 70.9% |
Percentage women IMP | 14.3% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 13.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 1.0% | |
Percentage male IMP | 84.7% | |
Percentage children IMP | 14.8% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 23.71 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 79 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 28.0% | |
Source | Sources | CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO388/25,377,380: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/1515: British National Archives (Kew) T70/958,31: British National Archives (Kew) Galenson,165: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). T70/923: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1225: British National Archives (Kew) T70/958,31,102-3: British National Archives (Kew) T70/7,f.40v: British National Archives (Kew) DP, 22.10.11.: Daily Post |