Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82957
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Ocean
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Newfoundland
Year constructed 1787
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 207
Standardized tonnage IMP 207
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Earle, Thomas
Holland, Francis
Caton, Joseph
Earle, William
Smale, John
Fisher, Ralph
Molyneux, William
Molyneux, Edmund
Jolly, Thomas
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 Cameroons
Second place of slave purchase Gabon
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1794
Date voyage began 1792-05-06
Date trade began in Africa 1792-06-13
Date vessel departed Africa 1794-01-03
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1794-02-03
Date vessel departed for homeport 1794-04-06
Date voyage completed 1794-06-06
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 638
Middle passage (days) IMP 31
Captain and Crew Captain's name Boardman, Timothy
Crew at voyage outset 31
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 12
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 341
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 359
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 328
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
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/54,183:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T64/286,30:

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,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
LList, 11 Apr 1794:

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