| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 77048 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mermaid (a) Sirena | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | ||
| Tonnage | 400 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 453 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | South Sea Company Chapman, William Hall, Thomas 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 | ||
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
| First place of slave purchase | Loango | |
| Second place of slave purchase | Cabinda | |
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cabinda | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Buenos Aires | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Buenos Aires | |
| 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 | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
| First region of slave landing | Rio de la Plata | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Rio de la Plata | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1730 |
| Date voyage began | 1729-04-03 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1729-??-?? | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1730-01-02 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1730-06-11 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1730-08-16 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 274 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Pearce, James |
| 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 | 600 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 647 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 647 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 647 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 642 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 647 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | 79.6% | |
| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | Mitchell, appendix: Mitchell, Prince of Slavers (London, 2020) Add.mss,25504,f.87,126: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Studer: De Studer, Elena F. S., Trata de Negros en el Rio de la Plata Durante el Siglo XVII (Buenos Aires, 1984). C103/130: Chancery, BNA (Kew) DJ,30.01.09.: Daily Journal Add.mss,25503,378,421: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Palmer,117: Palmer, Colin, Human Cargoes: The British Slave Trade to Spanish America (Urbana, 1981). DC,30.08.18.: Daily Courant (London) LEP,30.08.18.-20.: London Evening Post, (London, England) ADM68/195,142: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) |