Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 92001
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Britannia
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1768
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1773
Rig Ship
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 272
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Savage, Richard
Dobson, John
Hodgson, Thomas
Lowe, James
Copeland, John
Monypenny, James
Norris, Robert
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 Porto Novo
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Porto Novo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing São Tomé
First place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Jamaica, place unspecified
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 Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1774
Date voyage began 1773-08-02
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1774-05-11
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1774-07-??
Date vessel departed for homeport 1774-10-14
Date voyage completed 1774-12-30
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Monypenny, James
Price, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 46
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 620
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 626
Total slaves embarked IMP 626
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 609
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 609
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 49.28
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).
CO137/91:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


BT6/3,125:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

BT98/35,15:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

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