Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 92478
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Little Ben
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Virginia, port unspecified
Year constructed 1767
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1778
Rig Brig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 14
Vessel owners Ratcliffe, Thos
Bostock, Rob
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
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Africa, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
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
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Other Africa
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 1779
Date voyage began 1778-10-26
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1779-??-??
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1779-09-29
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bostock, Rob
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
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 210
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 195
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
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources SchofieldArchive:

Schofield, Maurice M., Notes on Liverpool slave ships between 1774 and 1778, currently held by the Wilberforce Institute (University of Hull).