Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91978
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Favourite
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1773
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1773
Rig Ship
Tonnage 160
Standardized tonnage IMP 257
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Nottingham, Alex
Case, Thomas
Case, Clayton
Staniforth, Thomas
Pole, William
Davenport, William
Martin, Charles
Taylor, Joseph
Watts, George Warren
Doran, Felix
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 Cameroons
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cameroons
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
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 Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1776
Date voyage began 1775-04-20
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1776-05-15
Date vessel departed for homeport 1776-06-12
Date voyage completed 1776-08-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 391
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Berry, William
Crew at voyage outset 32
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 270
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 194
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 178
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 178
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 52.2%
Percentage women IMP 15.4%
Percentage boys IMP 16.9%
Percentage girls IMP 15.4%
Percentage male IMP 69.1%
Percentage children IMP 32.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 44.94
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
LR1776: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/36,235:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

BT6/3,127v:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

MMM,D/DAV,Moore,1775.10.30: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794