Minerva (1791 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Minerva |
| Builder | Galway |
| Launched | 1791 |
| Fate | Last listed in 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 210,[1] or 212[2] (bm) |
| Complement | 40[2] |
| Armament | 18 × 9&6-pounder guns[2] |
Minerva was launched in 1791 at Galway. She then traded widely, particularly as a West Indiaman. Between 1802 and 1804 she made two voyages as a slave ship. She then returned to trading with the West Indies. She was last listed in 1813.
Career
Minerva first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1792 with Satchwell, master, Burk, owner, and trade Cork–Virginia.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | S.Lee | Buke & Co. | London–West Indies | LR; part old materials |
| 1800 | R.Dixon J. Kennedy |
T.Dixon Anderson |
London–Leghorn Bristol–Jamaica |
LR; small repairs 1799 |
1st slave voyage (1800–1802): Captain John Kennedy acquired a letter of marque on 9 April 1800.[2] He sailed from Bristol on 5 May. She gathered her slaves on the Windward Coast. She delivered her slaves to Demerara and then sailed on to Grenada. Apparently she landed some 223 slaves in all. She returned to Bristol on 27 January 1802.[3]
2nd slave voyage (1802–1804): Captain Joseph (or John) Silcock sailed from Bristol 5 December 1802 bound for the Gold Coast. Minerva started gathering slaves on 31 January 1803.[4] On 13 May 1803 Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 13 May 1803 that Minerva, Silcock, master, had arrived at Africa. The same report mentioned that Minerva, Coley master, had also arrived there.[5]
Minerva, Silcock, master, sailed to the leeward and returned to the Cape Coast Castle on 23 February. She again sailed to leeward on 5 November.[6] She arrived at Demerara on 25 February and there landed 218 slaves.[4] Advertisements described the slaves as being "Chantee" (Ashantee?), Coromantee, and Fantee. The agents for the sale were Walcott & Forrester and the sale was to begin on 2 March.[6] Minerva arrived back at Bristol on 6 August.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | J.Silcocks T.C. WIlliams |
Anderson | Bristol–Barbados | LR; small repairs 1799 and good repair 1802 |
| 1810 | Bishop | Captain & Co. | London–West Indies | Register of Shipping (RS); small repair 1802 and repairs 1805 |
| 1813 | Bishop | Captain & Co. | London–West Indies | Register of Shipping (RS); small repair 1802 and repairs 1805 |
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ a b LR (1792), Seq.№M623.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.78 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database - Voyages: Minerva (Voyage #18238).
- ^ a b c Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database - Voyages: Minerva (Voyage #18252).
- ^ LL, №4319.
- ^ a b Richardson (1996), p. 261..
References
- Richardson, David, ed. (1996). Bristol, Africa, and the Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade to America, Vo. 4 The Final Years, 1770-1807. Bristol Record Society, c/o Department of Historical Studies, Univ. of Bristol. ISBN 0 901538 17 5.