Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90493
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Spencer
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1749
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1753
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Manesty, Joseph
Spencer, Lawrence
Rigby, Thomas
Chalmers, Thomas
Roberts, Thomas
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 Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount)
Second place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount)
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward 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 1754
Date voyage began 1753-09-06
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1754-09-30
Date vessel departed for homeport 1754-12-06
Date voyage completed 1755-03-28
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 389
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Roberts, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 30
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 250
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 237
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 203
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 203
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).
Martin,Spurrell,89: Martin, Bernard, and Martin Spurrell (eds.), The Journal of a Slave Trader (John Newton), 1750-1754 (London, 1962).
RWJ,54.11.02.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer
RWJ,54.11.23.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer