Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91553
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Fox
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Rhode Island, port unspecified
Year constructed 1760
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1769
Rig Brig
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Hasell, Chris
Dobson, John
Davenport, William
James, William
Ford, Charles
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 São Tomé
First place of slave landing Dominica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Dominica, 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 Dominica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dominica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1769
Date voyage began 1769-06-23
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1769-12-16
Date vessel departed for homeport 1769-12-20
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 176
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Brodie, William
McLane, Patrick
Crew at voyage outset 23
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 180
Total slaves embarked IMP 180
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 177
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 177
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 177
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 39.5%
Percentage women IMP 24.3%
Percentage boys IMP 14.1%
Percentage girls IMP 22.0%
Percentage male IMP 53.7%
Percentage children IMP 36.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 40.04
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 3
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
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).
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers