Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81807
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hercules
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Georgia, port unspecified
Year constructed 1777
Place registered London
Year registered 1789
Rig Ship
Tonnage 367
Standardized tonnage IMP 367
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Baillie, James
Taylor, William
Clay, William
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 Iles de Los
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Iles de Los
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Dominica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Dominica, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Dominica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dominica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1791
Date voyage began 1789-07-23
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1791-02-25
Date vessel departed for homeport 1791-04-28
Date voyage completed 1791-06-05
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 582
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Knox, John
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 501
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 486
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 445
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 445
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 LR1790: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
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


CO76/6:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T64/286,8:

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,99.06.25: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
LList, 24 July 1789:

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


LList, 19 Apr 1791:

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


LList, 26 Apr 1791:

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


LList, 7 June 1791:

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