Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76603 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Whidah | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | London | |
Year constructed | 1717 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1717 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 250 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 365 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Dodd,Edward Morice, Humphry |
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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 | Slave insurrection | |
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 | Kingston | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
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 | Jamaica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1720 |
Date voyage began | 1719-07-24 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1719-09-07 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1720-01-27 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1720-02-04 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 187 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 51 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Prince, Lawrence |
Crew at voyage outset | 50 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 517 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 517 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 500 | |
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 | 500 | |
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 | 17 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 3.3% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 5r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) Mitchell, appendix: Mitchell, Prince of Slavers (London, 2020) Morice,2,Prince,1719.10.17: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). T70/6,104,106: British National Archives (Kew) T70/4,11: British National Archives (Kew) Morice,2,Phipps,1719.12.05: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). Post Boy,24.07.1719: Post Boy (London) Morice,2,Morice,1719.07.20: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). Morice,2,Prince,1720.01.07: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Morice,2,Prince,1720.01.14: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). CO142/14,101,102: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Morice,2,Prince,1720.04.09: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). Morice,2,Dagge,1720.02.06: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). Morice,2,Prince,1720.01.19: Morice, Humphry, Slave Trade Journals and Papers (microform). Part 1: the Humphry Morice Papers, 4 reels (Marlborough, 2000). |