Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9731 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Rainbow | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Non-British | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 350 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 398 | |
Guns mounted | 20 | |
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 | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, 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 | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1700 |
Date voyage began | 1699-07-15 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1699-10-?? | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1700-06-12 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1700-10-08 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 332 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Plumley, Richard Haynes, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 550 |
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 | 376 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 301 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 301 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 301 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 43.2% |
Percentage women IMP | 39.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 10.3% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 6.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 53.5% | |
Percentage children IMP | 16.9% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 25.45 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | Donnan,II,29: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/175,158: British National Archives (Kew) T70/949,78: British National Archives (Kew) T70/918: British National Archives (Kew) T70/57,146: British National Archives (Kew) T70/351,12,54,55: British National Archives (Kew) T70/349,42,43,46,47,48,49,50,51,52: British National Archives (Kew) |