Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82748
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 Rigg, William
Tarleton, Clayton
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, 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
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1794
Date voyage began 1794-01-31
Date trade began in Africa 1794-07-20
Date vessel departed Africa 1794-09-03
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1794-11-04
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 277
Middle passage (days) IMP 62
Captain and Crew Captain's name Kewley, William
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 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 250
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 250
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 59.2%
Percentage women IMP 36.4%
Percentage boys IMP 2.4%
Percentage girls IMP 2.0%
Percentage male IMP 61.6%
Percentage children IMP 4.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 6
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,37:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.19: 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
LList, 16 Dec 1794:

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


LList, 26 Dec 1794:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/2,1792.049: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books