Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9706 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | America | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 300 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 222 | |
Guns mounted | 24 | |
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
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 | Slave insurrection | |
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
First place of slave purchase | Gambia | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gambia | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
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 | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1693 |
Date voyage began | 1692-09-30 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1693-04-25 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1693-06-16 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 259 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 52 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Brome, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 50 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 400 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 421 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 421 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 401 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 401 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 64.1% |
Percentage women IMP | 23.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 9.7% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 2.2% | |
Percentage male IMP | 73.8% | |
Percentage children IMP | 12.0% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 18.31 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | T70/57,79: British National Archives (Kew) T70/11,76: British National Archives (Kew) T70/946,65-6,73: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1222,161: British National Archives (Kew) T70/917: British National Archives (Kew) T70/61,ff.97v,164v: British National Archives (Kew) |