| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91789 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Union | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Liverpool | |
| Year constructed | 1767 | |
| Place registered | Liverpool | |
| Year registered | 1771 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 160 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 257 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Case, Clayton Case, Thomas Pole, Charles Pole, William Sparling, John Bolden, William Hesketh, Robert Brooks, Joseph (Jr) Crosbie, William (Jr) Watts, George Warren Nottingham, Alex Armandy, William Trafford, Henry |
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| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Abandoned or condemned for unseaworthiness in the Americas |
| Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
| Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Natural hazard | |
| Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) | |
| 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 | Upper James River | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Upper James River | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| 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 | Virginia | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Virginia | |
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1772 |
| Date voyage began | 1771-08-24 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1772-08-20 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1772-10-30 | |
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 362 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Pole, Charles |
| Crew at voyage outset | 26 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | 3 | |
| 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 | 285 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 285 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 280 | |
| 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 | 280 | |
| 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 | 5 | |
| 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).
BT6/3,122v: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeBT98/34,62: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLList, 9 Feb 1773: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Minch,184-5: Minchinton, Walter E., Celia King, and Peter Waite (eds.), Virginia Slave Trade Statistics, 1698-1775 (Richmond, 1984). |