Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 82739 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Minerva | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Nova Scotia | |
Year constructed | 1792 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Barque | |
Tonnage | 150 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 150 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Brackner, Peter Whitfield Staniforth, Samuel Staniforth, Charles Benson, Moses Staniforth, Thomas Hinds, Thomas (Jr) Hinde, Thomas (Sr) |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by the French - after embarkation of slaves |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | French | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase | Popo | |
Second place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin, place unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Cayes (Les) | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Cayes (Les) | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
First region of slave landing | Saint-Domingue | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Saint-Domingue | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1795 |
Date voyage began | 1794-09-30 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1795-06-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Robertson, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 21 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 250 |
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 | 290 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 247 | |
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 | 247 | |
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 | LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/56,199: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeT64/286,41: British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury T70/1570: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1571: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1572: British National Archives (Kew) kg, 4-11 Aug 1795: Royal Gazette (Kingston) LList, 28 July 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1794.061: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |