Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90875
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Parnassus
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1757
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1760
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 60
Standardized tonnage IMP 110
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Campbell, James
Johnson, Samuel
Renshaw, Hy
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by the French - after embarkation of slaves
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP French
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Bassa
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bassa
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1760
Date voyage began 1760-05-22
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1760-11-05
Date vessel arrived with slaves
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gillman, John
Crew at voyage outset 14
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 200
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 148
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 131
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).