Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 80409 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bacchus | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Bristol | |
Year constructed | 1775 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 295 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 295 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Weston, John Milburn, Issac |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Condemned - Americas 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 | Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Trinidad, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Trinidad, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
First region of slave landing | Trinidad | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Trinidad | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1807 |
Date voyage began | 1807-04-30 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1807-12-21 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 235 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Houghton, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 41 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 8 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 297 |
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 | 310 | |
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 | 279 | |
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 | LR1808: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/69,149: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807). LList, 9 Oct 1807: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 29 Dec 1807: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 2 Feb 1808: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 4 Mar 1808: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM, C/EX/L/5/5,1804.055: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |