Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 90556 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Mears | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Newbury | |
Year constructed | 1750 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1754 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 12 | |
Vessel owners | Midgeley, Thomas Knight, John Mears, Thomas Willock, William Hughes, John Seel, Robert Clay, Richard |
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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 | Slave insurrection | |
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase | Anomabu | |
Second place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
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 | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
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 | 1758 |
Date voyage began | 1757-01-14 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1758-01-12 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1758-06-01 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1758-08-05 | |
Date voyage completed | 1758-11-15 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 503 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 140 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Berrill, Chris |
Crew at voyage outset | 40 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 32 | |
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 | 270 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 270 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 243 | |
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 | 243 | |
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 | 27 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 10.0% | |
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). |