Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83745 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Tharp | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Philadelphia | |
Year constructed | 1758 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1783 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Coghlan, John | |
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 | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Anomabu | |
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 | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
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 | 1784 |
Date voyage began | 1783-04-01 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1784-01-27 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1784-04-05 | |
Date voyage completed | 1784-05-30 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 301 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Fisher, Duncan Chalmers |
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 | 440 | |
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 | 440 | |
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 | 10 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1784: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1551a: British National Archives (Kew) CO142/19: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) cc, 28 Jan 1784: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay) cc, 10 Apr 1784: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay) LList, 4 Apr 1783: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 27 Apr 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 1 June 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) |