Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 77811
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Black Prince
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed 1756
Place registered London
Year registered 1765
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 90
Standardized tonnage IMP 164
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Hunter, William
Mills, James
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 Gambia
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gambia
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Grenada, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Grenada, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing Grenada
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Grenada
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1766
Date voyage began 1765-04-01
Date trade began in Africa 1765-06-??
Date vessel departed Africa 1766-05-13
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-06-21
Date vessel departed for homeport 1766-07-25
Date voyage completed 1766-10-23
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 446
Middle passage (days) IMP 39
Captain and Crew Captain's name Watson, John
Ledger, James
Crew at voyage outset 18
Crew at first landing of slaves 7
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 200
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 59
Total slaves embarked IMP 59
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 53
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 53
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 6
Mortality rate IMP 10.0%
Source Sources ADM7/91:

Admiralty, National Archives (Kew)


CO106/1:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


BT6/3,163:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO267/1,a24:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


CO267/1,Poirier,66.05.31:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


LList, 24 Oct 1766:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


ADM68/201,59v:

Admiralty, National Archives (Kew)