Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91383
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Dispatch
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed France, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1767
Rig Brig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Earle, William
Holme, Peter
Hodgson, Thomas (Jr)
Boats, William
Copeland, John
Earle, Ralph
Earle, Thomas
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 Anomabu
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Anomabu
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
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 Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
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 1768
Date voyage began 1767-07-21
Date trade began in Africa 1767-10-21
Date vessel departed Africa 1768-01-23
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1768-04-06
Date vessel departed for homeport 1768-07-23
Date voyage completed 1768-09-23
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 260
Middle passage (days) IMP 74
Captain and Crew Captain's name Ritchie, John
Crew at voyage outset 28
Crew at first landing of slaves 20
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 300
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 230
Total slaves embarked IMP 230
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 219
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 219
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 11
Mortality rate IMP 5.0%
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).
T70/31,pp.277,302:

British National Archives (Kew)