Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82205
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Africaine
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed USA, location unspecified
Year constructed 1797
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1805
Rig Ship
Tonnage 267
Standardized tonnage IMP 267
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Twemlow, Thomas
McDowal, Samuel
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 Lagos, Onim
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Lagos, Onim
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 Liverpool
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 Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1805
Date voyage began 1805-04-24
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1805-10-15
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1805-11-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1806-02-08
Date voyage completed 1806-04-15
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 219
Middle passage (days) IMP 45
Captain and Crew Captain's name Brew, Christopher
French, John
Crew at voyage outset 33
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 261
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 240
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 216
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 216
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 LR1806: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/66,230:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1582:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/18:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


PP,1806(265),XIII,no.7:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


LList, 7 Feb 1806:

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


LList, 18 Apr 1806:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/6,1805.057: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books