Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82684
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Mentor
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed London
Year constructed 1760
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 136
Standardized tonnage IMP 136
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Lyttleton, 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 Gambia
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gambia
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 Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
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 1793
Date voyage began 1792-11-22
Date trade began in Africa 1793-01-12
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-03-26
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-04-28
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1793-09-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 157
Middle passage (days) IMP 33
Captain and Crew Captain's name Brand, 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 226
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 194
Total slaves embarked IMP 194
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 190
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 190
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 61.1%
Percentage women IMP 29.5%
Percentage boys IMP 6.3%
Percentage girls IMP 3.2%
Percentage male IMP 67.4%
Percentage children IMP 9.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,367:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T64/286,13:

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,undated(1794),no.87: 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, 27 Apr-4 May 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
cc, 11 May 1793: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
LList, 23 Nov 1792:

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


LList, 14 June 1793:

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


LList, 2 July 1793:

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


LList, 10 Sept 1793:

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