Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18221
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name African Queen
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Folkstone
Year constructed 1780
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 268
Standardized tonnage IMP 268
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners King, Thomas*
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured before disembarking slaves; vessel recaptured or released subsequently
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Captor unspecified
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Bristol
First place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Demerara
Second place of slave landing St. Vincent, port unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Vincent, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Bristol
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing British Guiana
Second region of slave landing St. Vincent
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Vincent
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1798
Date voyage began 1797-02-27
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1798-06-07
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1798-09-18
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 465
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Buckle, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 25
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
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 342
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 313
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 49
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 264
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 313
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997)