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 |
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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 |