Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76476 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Smith Frigate | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 200 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 305 | |
Guns mounted | 20 | |
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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
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 | Gold Coast | |
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 | 1714 |
Date voyage began | 1714-03-09 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1714-06-04 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1714-10-09 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1714-12-20 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1715-05-06 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 286 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 72 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Taylor, John Riding, 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 | 280 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 287 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 287 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 273 | |
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 | 273 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 63.8% |
Percentage women IMP | 20.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 12.5% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 3.1% | |
Percentage male IMP | 76.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 15.7% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 14 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 5.0% | |
Source | Sources | CO33/15,4,10,30: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) C113/276-89: British National Archives, Chancery Records, Various Six Clerks, Series I, 1715-1758 (Kew, UK) Add.mss,25495,260: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Add.mss,25562,9: 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. T70/3,42,46v: British National Archives (Kew) T70/5,f.105v: British National Archives (Kew) T70/18;82,85v: British National Archives (Kew) |