Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91062
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Sandwich
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Newbury
Year constructed 1759
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1763
Rig Ship
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Hollingworth, John
Doran, Felix
Gray, Thomas
Green, Robert
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 Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing Curaçao
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
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 Jamaica
Second region of slave landing Dutch Caribbean
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1765
Date voyage began 1764-03-22
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1765-02-05
Date vessel departed for homeport 1765-05-31
Date voyage completed 1765-07-26
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 320
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Briggs, James
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves 26
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 400
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 392
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 320
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 315
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 5
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 320
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 62.5%
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).
CO137/88,pp.20-25:

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CO142/18,151:

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