In 1797 John Bolton, a merchant of Liverpool, purchased Dart for the slave trade.
Year
Master
Owner
Trade
Source & notes
1797
Wilkinson John Clare
Lubbock John Bolton
London–Leghorn Liverpool–Africa
LR; new deck and raised 1790
1st enslaving voyage (1797–1798): Captain John Clare sailed from Liverpool on 5 May 1797. He acquired slaves in West Africa and Dart arrived at Martinique in April 1798 with 378 captives. Dart left Martinique on 16 May and arrived back at Liverpool on 29 June. She had left Liverpool with 34 crew members and had suffered seven crew deaths on her voyage.[3]
2nd enslaving voyage (1798–1800): Captain William Neal acquired a letter of marque on 10 August 1798.[2] He sailed from Liverpool on 8 September. Dart arrived at Demerara on 20 July 1799 with 364 captives.[4] William Kneale had died on 1 July.[5] She sailed for Liverpool on 24 October with Thomas Waring as master and arrived there on 24 January 1800. She had left Liverpool with 35 crew members and had suffered 18 crew deaths on her voyage.[4]
3rd enslaving voyage (1800–1801): Captain Samuel Helmsley acquired a letter of marque on 28 April 1800.[2] He sailed from Liverpool on 21 May. Dart arrived at Demerara on 1 December with 268 captives. She sailed from Demerara on 15 January 1801 and arrived at Liverpool on 11 March. She had left Liverpool with 41 crew members and she had suffered three crew deaths on her voyage.[6]
On 12 March 1801, HMS Leda recaptured the enslaving ship Bolton, a 20-gun letter of marque that had sailed from Demerara for Liverpool some six weeks previously in company with Union and Dart. These two vessels were also enslaving ships and letters of marque, all carrying valuable cargoes of sugar, coffee, indigo and cotton. During the voyage Union started to take on water so her crew transferred to Bolton. Then Bolton and Dart parted company in a gale.
4th enslaving voyage (1801–loss): Captain Helmsley sailed from Liverpool on 22 May 1801. He acquired captives at the Congo River and Dart arrived at Demerara on 21 November 1801.[7]
Fateedit
Lloyd's List reported in June 1802 that Dart, Helmsley, master, had put into Barbados on her way from Demerara to London. She was condemned at Barbados.[8]
In 1802, 12 British enslaving vessels were lost. The census of losses for the year does not show any losses on the homeward-bound leg of the voyage.[9] Absent detailed histories of vessels it is not always easy to identify a vessel such as Dart as a Guineaman if the report of the loss does not. The Peace of Amiens meant that war was not a major source of losses that year. In general, though, during the period 1793 to 1807, war, rather than maritime hazards or resistance by the captives, was the greatest cause of vessel losses among British slave vessels.[10]
Dart's entry in Lloyd's Register for 1801 carried the annotation "Condemned".[11]
Behrendt, Stephen D. (1990). "The Captains in the British slave trade from 1785 to 1807" (PDF). Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 140.
Inikori, Joseph (1996). "Measuring the unmeasured hazards of the Atlantic slave trade: Documents relating to the British trade". Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer. 83 (312): 53–92.
December 20, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see Dart ship Dart was launched at Plymouth in 1787 Dart initially traded with Newfoundland and then the Mediterranean From 1797 she made four voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people She was condemned at Barbados in 1802 as she was returning to London after having delivered captives to Demerara HistoryGreat BritainNameDartLaunched1787 PlymouthFateCondemned 1802General characteristicsTons burthen210 1 or 234 or 250 2 bm Complement1798 35 2 1800 20 2 Armament1798 16 9 pounder guns 2 1800 16 9 pounder guns 2 Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 Citations 4 ReferencesCareer editA missing volume means Dart first appeared in Lloyd s Register LR in 1789 1 Year Master Owner Trade Source amp notes1789 J JackJ Smith Leigh amp Co St Barbe amp Co London NewfoundlandLondon Smyrna LR new deck and raised 17901791 J SmithJ Christal St Barbe amp Co London Smyrna LR new deck and raised 17901793 Wilkinson Lubbock London Leghorn LR new deck and raised 1790In 1797 John Bolton a merchant of Liverpool purchased Dart for the slave trade Year Master Owner Trade Source amp notes1797 WilkinsonJohn Clare LubbockJohn Bolton London LeghornLiverpool Africa LR new deck and raised 17901st enslaving voyage 1797 1798 Captain John Clare sailed from Liverpool on 5 May 1797 He acquired slaves in West Africa and Dart arrived at Martinique in April 1798 with 378 captives Dart left Martinique on 16 May and arrived back at Liverpool on 29 June She had left Liverpool with 34 crew members and had suffered seven crew deaths on her voyage 3 2nd enslaving voyage 1798 1800 Captain William Neal acquired a letter of marque on 10 August 1798 2 He sailed from Liverpool on 8 September Dart arrived at Demerara on 20 July 1799 with 364 captives 4 William Kneale had died on 1 July 5 She sailed for Liverpool on 24 October with Thomas Waring as master and arrived there on 24 January 1800 She had left Liverpool with 35 crew members and had suffered 18 crew deaths on her voyage 4 3rd enslaving voyage 1800 1801 Captain Samuel Helmsley acquired a letter of marque on 28 April 1800 2 He sailed from Liverpool on 21 May Dart arrived at Demerara on 1 December with 268 captives She sailed from Demerara on 15 January 1801 and arrived at Liverpool on 11 March She had left Liverpool with 41 crew members and she had suffered three crew deaths on her voyage 6 On 12 March 1801 HMS Leda recaptured the enslaving ship Bolton a 20 gun letter of marque that had sailed from Demerara for Liverpool some six weeks previously in company with Union and Dart These two vessels were also enslaving ships and letters of marque all carrying valuable cargoes of sugar coffee indigo and cotton During the voyage Union started to take on water so her crew transferred to Bolton Then Bolton and Dart parted company in a gale 4th enslaving voyage 1801 loss Captain Helmsley sailed from Liverpool on 22 May 1801 He acquired captives at the Congo River and Dart arrived at Demerara on 21 November 1801 7 Fate editLloyd s List reported in June 1802 that Dart Helmsley master had put into Barbados on her way from Demerara to London She was condemned at Barbados 8 In 1802 12 British enslaving vessels were lost The census of losses for the year does not show any losses on the homeward bound leg of the voyage 9 Absent detailed histories of vessels it is not always easy to identify a vessel such as Dart as a Guineaman if the report of the loss does not The Peace of Amiens meant that war was not a major source of losses that year In general though during the period 1793 to 1807 war rather than maritime hazards or resistance by the captives was the greatest cause of vessel losses among British slave vessels 10 Dart s entry in Lloyd s Register for 1801 carried the annotation Condemned 11 Citations edit a b LR 1789 Seq no D22 a b c d e f g Letter of Marque p 57 Retrieved 25 July 2017 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 20 October 2016 Retrieved 27 October 2018 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database Dart voyage 80965 a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database Dart voyage 80966 Behrendt 1990 p 136 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database Dart voyage 80967 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database Dart voyage 80968 The Marine List Lloyd s List No 4265 18 June 1802 hdl 2027 hvd 32044105233084 Inikori 1996 p 62 Inikori 1996 p 58 LR 1801 Seq no D34 References editBehrendt Stephen D 1990 The Captains in the British slave trade from 1785 to 1807 PDF Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 140 Inikori Joseph 1996 Measuring the unmeasured hazards of the Atlantic slave trade Documents relating to the British trade Revue francaise d histoire d outre mer 83 312 53 92 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dart 1787 ship amp oldid 1167345806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
