Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80471
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Bell
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1788
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 220
Standardized tonnage IMP 220
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Harper, William
Brade, Robert
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 Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Croix
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Croix
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Danish West Indies
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Danish West Indies
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1795
Date voyage began 1794-08-26
Date trade began in Africa 1794-10-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1794-12-30
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1795-02-19
Date vessel departed for homeport 1795-05-22
Date voyage completed 1795-07-19
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 177
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Richard, John
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 354
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 351
Total slaves embarked IMP 351
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 348
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 348
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 54.9%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 3
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/55, 29 Aug 1795:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
holsoe: Holsoe, Sevend, Notes from Danish Customs and Harbor Master Records.
LList, 31 Mar 1795:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 12 May 1795:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 21 July 1795:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1794.052: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books