Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91898 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Corsican Hero | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | France, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1772 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 2 | |
Vessel owners | Carruthers, James Heywood, Arthur Heywood, Benjamin Ingram, Francis Brooks, Joseph (Jr) |
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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 | 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 | South Carolina, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
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 | South Carolina | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1773 |
Date voyage began | 1772-08-06 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1773-07-12 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1773-08-22 | |
Date voyage completed | 1773-09-24 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 340 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Blundell, Richard Noble, Clement |
Crew at voyage outset | 29 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
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 | 257 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 210 | |
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 | 210 | |
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 | 43.95 | |
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).
Donnan,IV,454: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) BT6/3,123v: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeBT98/34,33: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeT70/1541: British National Archives (Kew) JRL, English MS 517 3(a): John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) |