Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9720 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Prince of Orange | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | England, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 380 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 283 | |
Guns mounted | 22 | |
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 | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | Cape Coast Castle | |
Third place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Third region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
First region of slave landing | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Barbados | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1699 |
Date voyage began | 1698-03-29 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1698-07-22 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1698-11-01 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1699-01-13 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 290 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 73 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Daniel, Josiah |
Crew at voyage outset | 40 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 48 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 550 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 311 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | 262 | |
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 573 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 573 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 500 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 488 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 500 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 46.5% |
Percentage women IMP | 51.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 1.6% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 0.8% | |
Percentage male IMP | 48.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | 2.5% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 23.47 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 73 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 13.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/11,126-7: British National Archives (Kew) T70/948,175-6: British National Archives (Kew) T70/918: British National Archives (Kew) T70/61,167: British National Archives (Kew) Rawl,C747,558,560: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Law,EWA,docs134,920,922-24,1059: Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007). Law,EWA,docs1174,1177,1333-34,1428-33: Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007). |