Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91594
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Andromache
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Marshfield
Year constructed 1759
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1769
Rig Brig
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Davenport, William
Lace, Ambrose
Washington, John
Chaffers, Edward
Trafford, Henry
Parke, Nonus
Rowe, William
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 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 1770
Date voyage began 1769-10-17
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1770-??-??
Date vessel departed for homeport 1770-06-04
Date voyage completed 1770-07-13
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sharpe, James
Crew at voyage outset 18
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 162
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 144
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 140
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 144
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 50.0%
Percentage women IMP 25.7%
Percentage boys IMP 15.0%
Percentage girls IMP 9.3%
Percentage male IMP 65.0%
Percentage children IMP 24.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 38.54
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).
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers