Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80999
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Diana
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1788
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1788
Rig Ship
Tonnage 248
Standardized tonnage IMP 248
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Benson, Moses
Houghton, John
Brancker, Peter Whitfield
Tarleton, Thomas
Tarleton, John
Backhouse, Daniel
Tarleton, Clayton
Howard, John (Jr)
Wilding, Richard
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 Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Anomabu
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Jamaica, place unspecified
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 1789
Date voyage began 1788-06-07
Date trade began in Africa 1788-09-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1789-05-04
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1789-07-02
Date vessel departed for homeport 1789-07-14
Date voyage completed 1789-08-29
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 390
Middle passage (days) IMP 59
Captain and Crew Captain's name Brancker, Peter Whitfield
Crew at voyage outset 43
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
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 352
Total slaves embarked IMP 352
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 351
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 342
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 346
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 56.7%
Percentage women IMP 23.4%
Percentage boys IMP 12.3%
Percentage girls IMP 7.7%
Percentage male IMP 68.9%
Percentage children IMP 19.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 6
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources LR1789: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/49,317:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1558:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/1559:

British National Archives (Kew)


PP,1789(631),XXIV:

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,1792(766-7),XXXV:

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,1795-6(849),XLII:

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


Edwards,36: Edwards, Bryan, A Speech Delivered at a Free Conference Between the Honourable Council and Assembly of Jamaica (Kingston, 1789).
craig,127: Craig, Robert and Rupert Jarvis, Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships (Manchester, 1967).
LList, 11 Aug 1789:

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


LList, 1 Sept 1789:

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