Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83502
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Sandown
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 150
Standardized tonnage IMP 150
Guns mounted
Vessel owners St Barbe, John
Green, John
Bignell, William
Forbes, Robert
Richards, William
Morrison, James
Snow, William
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 Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Rio Nunez
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Rio Nunez
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
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 England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1794
Date voyage began 1793-04-07
Date trade began in Africa 1793-09-15
Date vessel departed Africa 1794-03-27
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1794-05-13
Date vessel departed for homeport 1794-07-24
Date voyage completed 1794-10-??
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 401
Middle passage (days) IMP 47
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gamble, Samuel
Crew at voyage outset 22
Crew at first landing of slaves 28
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 250
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 232
Total slaves embarked IMP 232
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 212
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 212
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 51.9%
Percentage women IMP 22.6%
Percentage boys IMP 12.7%
Percentage girls IMP 12.7%
Percentage male IMP 64.6%
Percentage children IMP 25.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 20
Mortality rate IMP 8.6%
Source Sources HLRO,MP,HL,94.03.22: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
LList, 17 Oct 1794:

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


LList, 11 July 1794:

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


T64/286,13:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


LList, 28 Nov 1794:

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


CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


LList, 9 Apr 1793:

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


NMM,Log/M/21: National Maritime Museum, Library (Greenwich, UK)
LList, 20 June 1794:

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