Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 76235
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Swift
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed London
Year constructed 1712
Place registered London
Year registered 1720
Rig Ship
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Harris, Richard
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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing York River
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP York River
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 Virginia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Virginia
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1726
Date voyage began 1725-05-12
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1726-07-01
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1726-12-10
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 415
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Dick, Matthew
Clarke, John
Crew at voyage outset
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
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 180
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 154
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 154
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
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources CO388/25:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


Minch,56-57: Minchinton, Walter E., Celia King, and Peter Waite (eds.), Virginia Slave Trade Statistics, 1698-1775 (Richmond, 1984).
Richardson,I,126:

Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997)


ADM68/195,38v:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)