Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80728
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Camden
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1760
Place registered London
Year registered 1776
Rig Ship
Tonnage 300
Standardized tonnage IMP 343
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Calvert, Anthony
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 Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
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 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 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 1781
Date voyage began 1780-11-14
Date trade began in Africa 1781-03-19
Date vessel departed Africa 1781-06-29
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1781-08-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1781-10-15
Date voyage completed 1781-12-24
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 288
Middle passage (days) IMP 61
Captain and Crew Captain's name King, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset
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 580
Total slaves embarked IMP 580
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 530
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 529
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 530
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 65.2%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 50
Mortality rate IMP 9.0%
Source Sources LR1781: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1544:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


T70/1547:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


Lambert,69,III,Appendix,Jamaica: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975).
Lambert,68,316-17: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975).
kg, 25 Aug-1 Sept 1781: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
cc, 8 Sept 1781: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
cc, 20 Oct 1781: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
LList, 17 Nov 1780:

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


LList, 2 Nov 1781:

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


LList, 25 Dec 1781:

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