| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83947 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Venus | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Broadstairs | |
| Year constructed | 1783 | |
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | 1783 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 142 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 142 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Camden, William Calvert, Anthony King, Thomas |
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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 | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Coast Castle | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Charleston | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
| 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 | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
| First region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1784 |
| Date voyage began | 1783-08-01 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1784-04-19 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1784-07-08 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1784-10-02 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 342 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 80 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Buncombe, William |
| 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 | 320 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 320 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 280 | |
| 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 | 280 | |
| 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 | 40 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 13.0% | |
| Source | Sources | LR1784: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1550: British National Archives (Kew) LList, 5 Aug 1783: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 27 July 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 28 Sept 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 5 Oct 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Crooks,73: Crooks, J.J. (ed.), Records Relating to the Gold Coast Settelements from 1750 to 1874 (London, 1923). McMillin: McMillin, James A., The Final Victims: The Foreign Slave Trade to North America, 1783-1810 (Columbia, SC., 2004), CD-ROM insert. |