Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82747
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Minerva
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bermuda
Year constructed 1782
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 153
Standardized tonnage IMP 153
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Tarleton, Clayton
Rigg, 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 Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Third place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Port Maria
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Port Maria
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 Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1792-05-06
Date trade began in Africa 1792-06-15
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-11-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-01-11
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-03-01
Date voyage completed 1793-04-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 250
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Moore, Henry
Williams, William
Crew at voyage outset 27
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 7
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 255
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 256
Total slaves embarked IMP 256
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 256
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 254
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 2
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/53,193:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1565,pt2:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO140/89,367:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,31:

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.72: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 5-12 Jan 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
Williams,313-14: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897).
LList, 26 Apr 1793:

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