Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80761
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Cato
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Philadelphia
Year constructed 1773
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bradstock, Garstang
Backhouse, Thomas
Backhouse, John
Rutson, William
Dickson, William
Gardner, Henry
Pole, Charles
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
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Lucia, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Lucia, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing St. Lucia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Lucia
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1783
Date voyage began 1782-10-05
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1783-03-11
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1783-07-28
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 157
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Kilvington, John
Crew at voyage outset 56
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 1
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 600
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 359
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 328
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 LR1783: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/43,206:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1545:

British National Archives (Kew)


LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
LList, 16 May 1783:

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


LList, 1 Aug 1783:

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