Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9819 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Princess | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | England, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 300 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
Guns mounted | 30 | |
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 | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
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 | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1689 |
Date voyage began | 1688-05-18 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1689-07-13 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 421 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Hill, William Crookshank, James |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | 40 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 490 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 562 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 562 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 436 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 426 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 436 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 50.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 36.6% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 8.9% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 4.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 58.9% | |
Percentage children IMP | 13.4% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 21.76 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 126 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 22.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/12,82: British National Archives (Kew) T70/968.90.12.99: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1222,150: British National Archives (Kew) T70/944,62: British National Archives (Kew) T70/915: British National Archives (Kew) CO142/13: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) |