Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83596 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Spy | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Prize (taken from French) | |
Year constructed | 1774 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1784 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 337 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 337 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Camden, William Calvert, Anthony |
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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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | Anomabu | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Grenada, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Grenada, place unspecified | |
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 | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
First region of slave landing | Grenada | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Grenada | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1786 |
Date voyage began | 1785-09-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1786-03-26 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1786-05-20 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1786-08-01 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 234 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 55 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Wilson, Thomas |
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 | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 450 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 450 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 430 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 424 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 430 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 58.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 26.7% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 9.2% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 6.1% | |
Percentage male IMP | 67.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | 15.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 20 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 4.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1786: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1552: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts T70/1553: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts T70/1554: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts CO106/3,1: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) CO106/2: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) PP,1789(629),XXIV: 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 LList, 30 Sept 1785: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 11 July 1786: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 4 Aug 1786: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) T70/1476: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts |