Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83337
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Rio Nova
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed London
Year constructed 1785
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 333
Standardized tonnage IMP 333
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Dessell, John
Nasmyth, Maxwell
Moulton, Robert
Moulton, Charles
Roebuck, John
Mangles, John
Mangles, James
Thompson, John
Barrett, Edward
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 London
First place of slave purchase Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Third place of slave purchase Popo
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Popo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Black River
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Black River
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
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 1792-11-24
Date trade began in Africa 1793-02-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-03-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-05-10
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1793-09-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 167
Middle passage (days) IMP 50
Captain and Crew Captain's name Moulton, Richard
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 467
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 416
Total slaves embarked IMP 416
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 569
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 412
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 56.1%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
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).
T70/1568:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO140/89,380:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


PP,1795-6(849),XLII:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


T64/286,13:

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.88: 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, 11-18 May 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
cc, 11 May 1793: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
LList, 27 Nov 1792:

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


LList, 22 Feb 1793:

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


LList, 2 July 1793:

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


LList, 10 Sept 1793:

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