Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 80471 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bell | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1788 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 220 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 220 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Harper, William Brade, Robert |
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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 | 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 | St. Croix | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Croix | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
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 | Danish West Indies | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Danish West Indies | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1795 |
Date voyage began | 1794-08-26 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1794-10-28 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1794-12-30 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1795-02-19 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1795-05-22 | |
Date voyage completed | 1795-07-19 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 177 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 51 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Richard, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 3 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 354 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 351 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 351 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 348 | |
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 | 348 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | 54.9% | |
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 3 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 1.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/55, 29 Aug 1795: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeHLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 holsoe: Holsoe, Sevend, Notes from Danish Customs and Harbor Master Records. LList, 31 Mar 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 12 May 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 21 July 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1794.052: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |