| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 77232 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Venus | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Rhode Island, port unspecified | |
| Year constructed | 1763 | |
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Snauw | |
| Tonnage | 130 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 236 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Camden* | |
| 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 | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
| Second place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | London | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
| Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
| 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 | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1775 |
| Date voyage began | 1775-02-03 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1775-05-07 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1775-08-05 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1776-03-04 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Smith, George King, Thomas |
| Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
| 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 | 321 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 321 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
| 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 | 311 | |
| 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 | 10 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 3.0% | |
| Source | Sources | LR1776: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
ADM7/100: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) BT6/3,84: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLList, 7 Feb 1775: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Lambert,68,311-38: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975). T70/1541: British National Archives (Kew) Berington acct bk: Record Office (Worcester, UK) Berington Family Collection, b705: 24/980, Account book of slaves, 1774-5 (Apollo) ADM68/203,168v: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) |