Minerva (1799 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameMinerva
BuilderAmericas[1]
Launched1791
Acquired1799 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen227,[2] or 228,[1] or 248[3] (bm)
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns[1]

Minerva was built in the Americas in 1791 and taken in prize from the Spanish. She made six voyages as a slave ship. She is last listed in 1813 but with data stale since her last slave voyage in 1807.

Career[]

Minerva first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with Cowley, master, Calvert & Co., owners, and trade London–Africa.[1] She was almost rebuilt in 1799 as well.

1st slave voyage (1799–1801): Captain Richard Coley sailed from London on 28 July 1799. Minerva gathered her slaves at Cape Coast Castle and arrived at Demerara on 12 August 1800. There she landed 359 slaves. She arrived back at London on 18 January 1801.[2]

2nd slave voyage (1801–1802): Captain Coley sailed from London on 4 August 1800. Minerva started gathering slaves 18 November. She gathered her slaves at Cape Coast Castle and arrived with them at Havana on 1 May 1802. She landed 248 slaves. She returned to London on 22 August.[4]

3rd slave voyage (1802–1804): Captain Coley sailed from London on 23 November 1802. She started gathering her slaves on 29 January 1803, stopping at Elmina, Cape Coast Castle, and Accra.[5] On 13 May 1803 Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 13 May 1803 that Minerva, Coley, master, had arrived at Africa. The same report mentioned that Minerva, Silcock, master, had also arrived there.[6] Minerva, arrived at Demerara on 3 December 1803 and landed 220 slaves.[5] She left Demerara on 8 February 1804 with M'Iver, master,[7] and arrived at London on 30 April.[5]

Lloyd's Register for 1804 showed Minerva with H.Coley, master, changing to J.M'Iver, T. King, owner, and trade London–Africa. It also showed her burthen as 248 tons.[3]

4th slave voyage (1804–1805): captain George Adams sailed from London on 2 September 1804. Minerva started gathering slaves on the Gold Coast on 16 November. She arrived at Cumingsberg (British Guiana), on 7 March 1805. There she landed 256 slaves. She left on 1 April and arrived back at London on 10 June.[8]

5th slave voyage (1805–1806): Captain James Boswell left London on 5 July 1805. Minerva gathered her slaves at Accra and landed 116 slaves at Demerara on 6 May 1806. She arrived back at London on 30 September.[9]

6th slave voyage (1807): Captain Boswell sailed from London on 9 February 1807. She gathered her slaves at Cape Coast Castle and Accra, and arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, on 1 August. There she landed 253 slaves.[10]

The Slave Trade Act 1807 banned the slave trade within the British Empire. Because Minerva had left before the deadline of 1 May 1807, her voyage was still legal. (The last legal voyage was that of Kitty's Amelia, which left on 27 July, but with a clearance dated before the deadline.)

Fate[]

There is no record in Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data of Minerva's return to England. She was lasted in LR and RS until 1813, but with stale data.

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c d LR (1799), Seq.M№576.
  2. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82750.
  3. ^ a b LR (1804), Seq.№M879.
  4. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82751.
  5. ^ a b c Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82752.
  6. ^ LL, №4319.
  7. ^ LL, №4445.
  8. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82753.
  9. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82754.
  10. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Minerva voyage #82755.
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