Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80645
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Britannia
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed New Brunswick
Year constructed 1788
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1795
Rig Ship
Tonnage 201
Standardized tonnage IMP 201
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Parr, Thomas
Parr, John (Jr)
Matthews, Joseph
Ratcliffe, Jonathan
Leigh, Roger
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 Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase Anomabu
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
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 1796
Date voyage began 1795-04-18
Date trade began in Africa 1795-07-27
Date vessel departed Africa 1795-12-19
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1796-02-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1796-06-06
Date voyage completed 1796-08-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 303
Middle passage (days) IMP 58
Captain and Crew Captain's name Matthews, Joseph
Crew at voyage outset 26
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 4
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 335
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 292
Total slaves embarked IMP 292
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 294
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 291
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 61.9%
Percentage women IMP 35.1%
Percentage boys IMP 3.1%
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 64.9%
Percentage children IMP 3.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 1
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LR1796: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/57,35:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

PP,1806(265),XIII,no.1:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


PP,1801-2(88),IV,no.2:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


T64/286,42:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T70/1570:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.19: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 13-20 Feb 1796: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 10 Nov 1795:

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


LList, 22 Apr 1796:

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


LList, 30 Aug 1796:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1795.009: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books