Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 76704
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Susanna
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed British plantations
Year constructed 1718
Place registered London
Year registered 1736
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Herbert, Thomas
Atkyns, Robert
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 Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Charleston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Charleston
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing South Carolina
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP South Carolina
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1737
Date voyage began 1736-12-07
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1737-10-13
Date vessel departed for homeport 1737-12-14
Date voyage completed 1738-03-04
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 310
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Yoakley, John
Cross, Benjamin
Crew at voyage outset 20
Crew at first landing of slaves 20
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 221
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 181
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 181
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 ADM7/82:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)


CO5/510:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


SC,Treasury: South Carolina Department of Archives and History (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Duty Books of the Public Treasurer of South Carolina, Journals A-C, 1735-76
ADM68/197,27v:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)


RWJ,37.01.04.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer
DailyG,37.09.16.:

Daily Gazeteer (London)


DailyG,37.09.28.:

Daily Gazeteer (London)


DailyG,37.11.17.:

Daily Gazeteer (London)


StJEP,37.12.23.-25.: Saint James’ Evening Post
DPB,38.02.11.: Daily Post Boy