Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9746
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Bridgewater
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed England, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 50
Standardized tonnage IMP 32
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Returned direct to Africa after bringing slaves to the Americas
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 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 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 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 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 1706
Date voyage began 1706-04-19
Date trade began in Africa 1706-08-20
Date vessel departed Africa 1706-10-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1706-11-19
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 214
Middle passage (days) IMP 23
Captain and Crew Captain's name Cooke, William
Crew at voyage outset 24
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 250
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 104
Total slaves embarked IMP 104
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 104
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 103
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 101
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 70.2%
Percentage women IMP 19.2%
Percentage boys IMP 8.7%
Percentage girls IMP 1.9%
Percentage male IMP 78.8%
Percentage children IMP 10.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 17.3
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 3
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
Source Sources T70/5,21:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/8,17-18:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/170,61:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/14:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T70/952,f.11v:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/175,157v:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/354,45,48:

British National Archives (Kew)