Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91723 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Cavendish | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1768 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1771 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Sandys, Samuel Mackmillan, Robert |
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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 | Iles de Los | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Iles de Los | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
First region of slave landing | St. Vincent | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1772 |
Date voyage began | 1772-01-03 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1772-07-16 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1772-09-18 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 195 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Williams, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 20 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 250 |
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 | 355 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 290 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 287 | |
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 | 34.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 24.7% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 24.4% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 16.7% | |
Percentage male IMP | 58.5% | |
Percentage children IMP | 41.1% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 43.14 | |
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).
C109/401: Chancery, BNA (Kew) |