Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9784 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Dove | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 150 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 108 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
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 | Barbados, place unspecified |
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 | 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 | Barbados | |
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 | 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 | 1723 |
Date voyage began | 1722-12-?? | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1723-02-?? | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1723-09-02 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1723-11-15 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1724-01-02 | |
Date voyage completed | 1724-03-12 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | 74 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Onley, Plater |
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 | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 138 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 138 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 138 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 118 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 113 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 118 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 75.4% |
Percentage women IMP | 16.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 6.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 0.8% | |
Percentage male IMP | 82.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | 7.6% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 22.72 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 20 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 14.0% | |
Source | Sources | CO388/25,376,380: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/958,p.113: British National Archives (Kew) T70/921: British National Archives (Kew) Galenson,165: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). |