Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 76473
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Canada
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Non-British
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 350
Standardized tonnage IMP 398
Guns mounted 22
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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Jacquin
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Jacquin
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 London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1714
Date voyage began 1713-11-13
Date trade began in Africa 1714-04-10
Date vessel departed Africa 1714-08-04
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1714-10-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1715-04-06
Date voyage completed 1715-06-06
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 350
Middle passage (days) IMP 86
Captain and Crew Captain's name Cleveland, 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 500
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 253
Total slaves embarked IMP 253
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 188
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 188
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 64.0%
Percentage women IMP 31.8%
Percentage boys IMP 1.4%
Percentage girls IMP 2.8%
Percentage male IMP 65.4%
Percentage children IMP 4.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 65
Mortality rate IMP 26.0%
Source Sources CO33/15,4,10,30:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


C113/234,f.31:

British National Archives, Chancery Records, Various Six Clerks, Series I, 1715-1758 (Kew, UK)


Add.mss,25495,260:

British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK)


Donnan,SouthSeaCo: Donnan, Elizabeth,"The Early Days of the South Sea Company, 1711-1718," Journal of Economic and Business History, 2 (1929): 419-50.
T70/3:26,42:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/5,f.107v:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/9;87-88:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/18;82v:

British National Archives (Kew)