Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90241
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Admiral Blake
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Elizabeth River
Year constructed 1744
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1748
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Bird, Joseph
Armitage, Robert
Savage, Richard
Robinson, John
Cunningham, James
Smith, Samuel
Rowe, William
Talbot, Alex
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Antigua, place unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Saint John (Antigua)
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing Antigua
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Antigua
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1749
Date voyage began 1748-11-08
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1749-11-02
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1750-06-04
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 359
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Talbot, Alexander
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 500
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 68
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 56
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 56
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
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
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