Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 92536 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Badger | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1775 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1776 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 150 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 272 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Davenport, Wm Davenport, Christopher Hughes, Thomas Galley, Jno Jennings, Robt |
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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 | Cameroons River | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cameroons River | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Dominica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Dominica, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
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 | Dominica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Dominica | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1777 |
Date voyage began | 1776-05-09 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1777-06-08 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1777-08-01 | |
Date voyage completed | 1777-10-04 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 395 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Potter, Peter |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 450 |
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 | 421 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 386 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 386 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 67.6% |
Percentage women IMP | 9.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 11.9% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 10.9% | |
Percentage male IMP | 79.5% | |
Percentage children IMP | 22.8% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 30.73 | |
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).
BT98/37,286: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeBT6/3,129: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeDTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers MMM,D/DAV,Accts,Badger: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 |