Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 77936 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Royal Charlotte | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 320 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 365 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | ||
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Natural hazard | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Coast Castle | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
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 | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1768 |
Date voyage began | 1767-12-11 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1768-02-02 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1768-04-18 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1768-??-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Calvert, Anthony Marten |
Crew at voyage outset | 20 | |
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 | 455 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 455 | |
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 | 445 | |
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 | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | ADM7/94: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) BT6/3,168: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeT70/1263: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts LList, 8 Dec 1767: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 22 Dec 1767: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 27 May 1768: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 23 Sept 1768: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 3 Feb 1769: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 10 Feb 1769: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Lambert,68,312-13: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975). T70/31,pp.286,302: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts |