Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83236
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Princess Royal
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1790
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 405
Standardized tonnage IMP 405
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Watt, Richard*
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by the French - before slaves embarked
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP No information on slaves
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
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP
First region of slave landing
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1794
Date voyage began 1794-07-29
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves
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 Brown, James
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 539
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 356
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 326
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 PRO, PRO 30/8/249:

Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts


LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T64/286,40:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


T70/1572:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


LList, 13 Feb 1795:

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


LList, 13 Mar 1795:

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


LList, 12 May 1795:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/2,1790.037: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books