Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80877
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Commerce
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bermuda
Year constructed 1780
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 125
Standardized tonnage IMP 125
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Dickson, William
Slater, Gill
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, 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 West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
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 Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1793
Date voyage began 1792-10-06
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-08-04
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-10-11
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 302
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Withering, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 19
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 12
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 208
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 200
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 183
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 183
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 LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/54,305:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,34:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


HLRO,MP,HL,94.03.22: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.17: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 3-10 Aug 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 10 Sept 1793:

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


LList, 11 Oct 1793:

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


LList, 10 Dec 1793:

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