Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76371 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Sherborough Gally | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 170 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 123 | |
Guns mounted | 8 | |
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 | Bance/Bunce Island | |
Second place of slave purchase | Windward Coast, place unspecified | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone estuary | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Kingston | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Second region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
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 | 1721 |
Date voyage began | 1721-02-07 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1721-03-29 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1721-09-24 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1721-11-12 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1722-01-18 | |
Date voyage completed | 1722-03-29 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 278 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 49 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Hardy, Edward Tingcomb, Abraham |
Crew at voyage outset | 28 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 260 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 231 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 231 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 231 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 184 | |
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 | 184 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 71.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 19.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 6.5% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 2.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 77.5% | |
Percentage children IMP | 9.1% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 47 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 20.0% | |
Source | Sources | CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO142/14,110: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO388/25,376,379: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Galenson,164: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). Donnan,II,285: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/4,15: British National Archives (Kew) T70/7,27: British National Archives (Kew) |