Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 90514 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Orrel | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Philadelphia | |
Year constructed | 1750 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1753 | |
Rig | Brigantine | |
Tonnage | 40 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 74 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Bennett, James Knight, John Whaley, William Clowes, George Davenport, Christoph |
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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 | Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase | Gambia | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gambia | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | South Carolina, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | South Carolina, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
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 | 1754 |
Date voyage began | 1754-01-21 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1754-03-31 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1754-06-07 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1754-07-18 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1754-10-15 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 178 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 41 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Bennett, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 21 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 130 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 115 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 205 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 170 | |
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 | 170 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 51.2% |
Percentage women IMP | 25.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 14.0% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 9.8% | |
Percentage male IMP | 65.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | 23.8% | |
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).
T70/1523: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,IV,310: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) RWJ,54.10.19.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer A&L,1753-58, 56-7: Austin & Laurens Account Book, 1753-1758, Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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