Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76613 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Prosperity | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | New England | |
Year constructed | 1725 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1728 | |
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 100 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 182 | |
Guns mounted | 14 | |
Vessel owners | Signaret, Peter | |
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 | |
First place of slave purchase | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | ||
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 | ||
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | ||
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 | 1729 |
Date voyage began | 1728-05-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1729-02-18 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1729-06-10 | |
Date voyage completed | 1729-09-10 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 266 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Hebert, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | 38 | |
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 | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 425 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 360 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 360 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 360 | |
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 | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 8r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) CO142/15,II,31: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) NYPL,Lawrance: New York Public Library, Archives and Manuscripts (New York, New York, USA) ZL-234, Log of the ship Lawrance, 1730-1731 ADM68/195,67v: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) DPB,29.05.29.: Daily Post Boy StJEP,29.06.12.-14.: Saint James’ Evening Post |