Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9852
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name African Merchant
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted
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 Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase Little Popo
Third place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
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 Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1686
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1685-12-30
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1686-04-27
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP 118
Captain and Crew Captain's name Nanter, George
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 300
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 54
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 14
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 211
Total slaves embarked 279
Total slaves embarked IMP 279
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 158
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 148
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 158
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 52.0%
Percentage women IMP 36.5%
Percentage boys IMP 10.8%
Percentage girls IMP 0.7%
Percentage male IMP 62.8%
Percentage children IMP 11.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 18.12
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 121
Mortality rate IMP 43.0%
Source Sources T70/12,17:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/942:

British National Archives (Kew)


Rawl,C745,331,367,399: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747
CO33/14,45:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)