| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 82488 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mars | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | London | |
| Year constructed | 1758 | |
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | 1780 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 200 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 305 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Mather, James | |
| 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 | Anomabu | |
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, 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 | London | |
| 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 | 1782 |
| Date voyage began | 1782-01-14 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1782-04-30 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1782-09-29 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1782-12-03 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1783-07-19 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 323 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 65 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Patterson, Robert |
| 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 | 300 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 300 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 284 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 275 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 284 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | 75.3% | |
| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 16 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 5.0% | |
| Source | Sources | LR1782: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1548: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts CO142/19: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) Lambert,69,III,Appendix,Jamaica: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975). kg, 30 Nov-7 Dec 1782: Royal Gazette (Kingston) cc, 14 Dec 1782: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay) LList, 11 Jan 1782: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 25 Feb 1783: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 22 July 1783: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) |