| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 78231 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mercury | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | British Americas, port unspecified | |
| Year constructed | 1768 | |
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Snauw | |
| Tonnage | 130 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 236 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Oswald* | |
| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by pirates or privateers - after embarkation of slaves |
| Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
| Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | pirate/privateer action | |
| Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
| African resistance | ||
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
| First place of slave purchase | ||
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | ||
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | ||
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | ||
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
| First region of slave landing | ||
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | ||
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1776 |
| Date voyage began | 1776-05-20 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
| 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 | Griffiths, Eagles'd |
| Crew at voyage outset | 15 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 214 | |
| 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 | 198 | |
| 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 | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| 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 (Kew) BT6/3,188: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLList, 21 May 1776: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 24 May 1776: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 24 Dec 1776: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 27 May 1777: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) |