Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 92728 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Swift | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Rhode Island, port unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1764 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1777 | |
Rig | Barque | |
Tonnage | 80 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 146 | |
Guns mounted | 10 | |
Vessel owners | Davenport, William Davenport, Chris Davenport, Thos Parker, Jno Lace, Ambr Jennings, Rob Fairweather, Pat Earl, Wm |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by United States after slaves disembarked |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | US | |
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 | Bonny | |
Second place of slave purchase | Calabar | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bonny | |
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 | Boston | |
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 | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
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 | Massachusetts | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1778 |
Date voyage began | 1777-09-18 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1778-06-30 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1778-08-01 | |
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 285 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Brighouse, William |
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 | |
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 | 237 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 180 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 180 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 180 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 65.6% |
Percentage women IMP | 21.1% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 7.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 5.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 73.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 13.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 47.15 | |
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).
LR1778: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London). LList, 29 Jan 1779: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Williams,553: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897). MMM,D/DAV,Accts,Swift: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 |