| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9713 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | East India Merchant | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 430 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 321 | |
| Guns mounted | 28 | |
| 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 | ||
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
| First place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | São Tomé | |
| 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 | London | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
| 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 | 1694 |
| Date voyage began | 1693-10-25 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1694-01-25 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1694-07-27 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1694-12-11 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1695-04-30 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1695-07-23 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 412 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 137 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Shirley, Thomas Clay, George |
| Crew at voyage outset | 65 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 325 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 650 | |
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 650 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 650 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 195 | |
| 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 | 48.7% |
| Percentage women IMP | 42.1% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 9.2% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | 57.9% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 9.2% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 20.3 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 455 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 70.0% | |
| Source | Sources | T70/11,114: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1222,162-3: British National Archives (Kew) T70/947,86-7: British National Archives (Kew) T70/61,166: British National Archives (Kew) Rawl,C747,347: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Law,EWA,docs37,241,729,958,1239-40,1350-51,1392-95: Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007). |