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
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Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007).


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Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007).