Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 92017 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | King George | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1765 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1773 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 110 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 200 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Davenport, William Black, Patrick Lace, Ambrose Chaffers, Edward Jenning, Robert Parkin, John Earle, William |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Condemned in the Americas by British after slaves disembarked |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | British | |
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 | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | São Tomé | |
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
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 | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1774 |
Date voyage began | 1773-08-23 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1774-11-10 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 444 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Sharp, James Grundy, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 9 | |
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 | 95 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 88 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 81 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 88 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 32.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 30.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 19.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 17.3% | |
Percentage male IMP | 51.9% | |
Percentage children IMP | 37.0% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 37.55 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 7 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 7.0% | |
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).
MMM,D/DAV,Accts,King George: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 |