Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90812
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Pearl
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Deptford
Year constructed 1749
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1759
Rig Ship
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted 14
Vessel owners Doran, Felix
Welch, John
Parr, Edward
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 Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
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 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 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 1760
Date voyage began 1759-09-01
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1760-07-05
Date vessel departed for homeport 1760-08-25
Date voyage completed 1760-09-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 308
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Pollard, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 35
Crew at first landing of slaves 40
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 350
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 444
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 362
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 362
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).