Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80093
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Africa
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed 1779
Place registered London
Year registered 1783
Rig Ship
Tonnage 325
Standardized tonnage IMP 371
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Charles, James
Heywood
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 Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Anomabu
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Kingston
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended London
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 Barbados
Second region of slave landing Jamaica
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 1784
Date voyage began 1783-04-08
Date trade began in Africa 1783-06-15
Date vessel departed Africa 1783-10-03
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1784-01-06
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1784-07-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 273
Middle passage (days) IMP 95
Captain and Crew Captain's name Charles, James
Crew at voyage outset 45
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
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 650
Total slaves embarked IMP 650
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 603
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 535
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 603
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 63.9%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 47
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
Source Sources LR1784: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/45,350:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1551a:

British National Archives (Kew)


JRL, English MS 517 3(a):

John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK)


CO33/19:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


CO142/19:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


Lambert,69,III,Appendix,Jamaica: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975).
cc, 31 Jan 1784: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
kg, 8-15 May 1784: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 11 Apr 1783:

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


LList, 30 Mar 1784:

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


LList, 23 July 1784:

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