Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 92447 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Joshua | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | New York | |
Year constructed | 1770 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1778 | |
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 70 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 128 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Dobson, Jno | |
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 | Iles de Los | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Iles de Los | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | St. Kitts, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Kitts, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
First region of slave landing | St. Kitts | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | St. Kitts | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1778 |
Date voyage began | 1778-01-05 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1778-??-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1778-10-02 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Sherwood, Wm |
Crew at voyage outset | 25 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 120 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 184 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 184 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
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 | 177 | |
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 | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 7 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 4.0% | |
Source | Sources | SchofieldArchive: Schofield, Maurice M., Notes on Liverpool slave ships between 1774 and 1778, currently held by David Richardson (University of Hull).
Lambert,72,203-4: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975). |