| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91545 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Dobson | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | France, place unspecified | |
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | Liverpool | |
| Year registered | 1769 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 200 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 305 | |
| Guns mounted | 10 | |
| Vessel owners | Hasell, Chris Davenport, William Dobson, John Ford, Charles James, William Earle, William |
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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 | ||
| 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 | Barbados, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
| 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 | Barbados | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1770 |
| Date voyage began | 1769-05-14 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1769-07-18 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1770-01-12 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1770-03-19 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1770-05-19 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1770-06-22 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 309 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 66 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Potter, John |
| Crew at voyage outset | 31 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 500 |
| 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 | 566 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 290 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 275 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 290 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 40.0% |
| Percentage women IMP | 21.5% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 21.8% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 16.7% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 61.8% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 38.5% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | Hasell Papers, v. Dobson Calabar account: Dalemain House (Cumbria, UK) Hasell Family Papers Hair: Hair, P. E. H.,"Antera Duke of Old Calabar," History in Africa, 17 (1990): 359-65. DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992). LList, 23 May 1769: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) |