Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83364
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Rodney
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1782
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 290
Standardized tonnage IMP 290
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Earle, Thomas
Copland, John
Davenport, William
Parke, Thomas
Heywood, Benjamin Arthur
Earle, William (Jr)
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 Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Dominica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Dominica, 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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Dominica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dominica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1784
Date voyage began 1784-07-28
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1784-12-??
Date vessel departed for homeport 1785-04-04
Date voyage completed 1785-05-17
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Caton, Joseph
Oates, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 46
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 12
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 550
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 644
Total slaves embarked IMP 644
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 530
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 530
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 114
Mortality rate IMP 18.0%
Source Sources LR1786: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/45,161:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

LivRO,942HOL(10),477: Liverpool Record Office (Liverpool, UK) 942 HOL, Materials towards a History of Liverpool collected by John Holt and Matthew Gregson, vol. 10
JRL, English MS 517 3(a):

John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK)


LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
LList, 18 Jan 1785:

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


LList, 24 May 1785:

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


BT6/41,f.86:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

HMMGA,1785.05.31: Harrop’s Manchester Mercury and General Advertiser (Manchester Mercury)