Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90524
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hector
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1753
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1754
Rig Ship
Tonnage 130
Standardized tonnage IMP 236
Guns mounted 5
Vessel owners Gregson, William
Bridge, John
Knight, John
Rumbold, Thomas
Dunbarr, Thomas
Willan, John
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1764
Date voyage began 1763-05-13
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1764-01-02
Date vessel departed for homeport 1764-02-29
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 234
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Hanley, Richard
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves 32
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 520
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 332
Total slaves embarked IMP 332
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 328
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 328
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 4
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
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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