Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9813
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Benjamin
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 70
Guns mounted
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 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 Montserrat, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Montserrat, port 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 Montserrat
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Montserrat
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1688
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1688-07-15
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1688-09-04
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Lasly, James
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
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 120
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 120
Total slaves embarked IMP 120
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 95
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 93
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 95
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 87.1%
Percentage women IMP 8.6%
Percentage boys IMP 2.2%
Percentage girls IMP 2.2%
Percentage male IMP 89.2%
Percentage children IMP 4.3%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 25
Mortality rate IMP 21.0%
Source Sources T70/57,32:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/12,101:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/1222,145:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/944:

British National Archives (Kew)