Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76951 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Speaker | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | British plantations | |
Year constructed | 1720 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1734 | |
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 140 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 254 | |
Guns mounted | 16 | |
Vessel owners | Gerrish, William | |
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 | West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Montserrat, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | Charleston | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Montserrat, port unspecified | |
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 | Montserrat | |
Second region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Montserrat | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1736 |
Date voyage began | 1735-10-22 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1736-08-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1736-12-04 | |
Date voyage completed | 1737-01-19 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Turner, Lewis Flower, Henry |
Crew at voyage outset | 18 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 26 | |
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 | 550 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 550 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 230 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 202 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 438 | |
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 | 112 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 20.0% | |
Source | Sources | 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 Donnan,IV,280: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) ADM68/196,262v: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) StJEP,36.11.06.-09.: Saint James’ Evening Post C103/130: Chancery, BNA (Kew) StJEP,37.01.18.-20.: Saint James’ Evening Post |