Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 92479 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Blossom | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1768 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1779 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
Guns mounted | 12 | |
Vessel owners | Hartley, Samuel* | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Abandoned and/or sold off Africa |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves embarked, transhipped or no further record | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Not captured | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
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 | ||
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
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 | ||
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Other Africa | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1779 |
Date voyage began | 1779-05-12 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Doyle, Wm |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 David Richardson (University of Hull).
LR1780: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London). Williams,257: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897). LList, 3 Aug 1779: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 21 Mar 1780: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 20 Oct 1780: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) HCA26/65,f.120: British National Archives (Kew) |