Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91812
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Badger
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Philadelphia
Year constructed 1761
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1772
Rig Ship
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Davenport, William
Hughes, Thomas
Jackson, John
Gaskell, Thomas
Middleton, Richard
Galley, John
Jennings, Robert
Davenport, Chris
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 Grenada, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Grenada, 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 Grenada
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Grenada
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1773
Date voyage began 1772-12-23
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1773-11-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1773-12-27
Date voyage completed 1774-02-11
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 341
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Peers, John
Potter, Peter
Crew at voyage outset 28
Crew at first landing of slaves 16
Crew deaths during voyage 13
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 228
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 186
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 186
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 62.9%
Percentage women IMP 16.7%
Percentage boys IMP 14.5%
Percentage girls IMP 5.9%
Percentage male IMP 77.4%
Percentage children IMP 20.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 50.49
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
BT98/34,104:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

BT6/3,124:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

LList, 8 Feb 1774:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 22 Feb 1774:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)