Lion

Posted by Andreu N on Sunday 2nd of November 2025 09:36

(1) The tonnage and armament of the vessel
(2) The size of the vessel's crew, both outward from Bristol and on its homeward journey, or otherwise specified
(3) The place and year of construction of the vessel
( 4) The place and date of its registration
(5) The master(s) of the vessel
(6) The owner(s) of the vessel
(7) The vessel's date of departure from Bristol or other (named) port
(8) The vessel's recorded place or places of trade in Africa
(9) The number or intended (*) number of slaves shipped in Africa
(10) The port or ports of arrival of the vessel in America
(11) The vessel's date(s) of arrival at the port(s) in America
(12) The number of slaves delivered to or sold at the port(s) in America
(13) The date of departure of the vessel from its last port of call in America
(14) The date of the vessel's return to Bristol or other known outcome to the voyage.

Posted by Andreu N on Sunday 2nd of November 2025 09:32

This is the only Lion in Bristol, but the tonnage data does not match.

LION 1758/12
(1) 170 tons; 20 guns
(2) 70 outward
(8) Windward Coast and Cape
Coast
(3) Foreign (9) 479
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(10)
Robert Howe (11)
James Rumsey & Co. (12)
28 November (pass 25 November)(13)
(14)
St Kitts
c.8 October 1759
365
c.28 February 1760
22 April 1760 (27 January
1762)
According to its muster roll the vessel left Bristol with 71 crew and
returned with 9. Forty-five of the original crew appear to have reached
St Kitts. Seventeen new crew enlisted there on 3 January 1760, but were
discharged, together with 36 of the original crew, before the vessel left
St Kitts around 28 February. The vessel reportedly arrived at Cape
Coast on 2 May 1759 with 240 slaves from windward and left for Jamaica
with 479 slaves on 31 July. It was reported to have beaten off two
French privateers in its passage to America. The vessel had been issued
with letters of marque for a voyage in 1756; Robert Howe was also
master on that voyage and James Rumsey, John Powell, John Milton
and Robert Vigor were named as owners of the vessel.
Sources: E190/1220/2; ADM 7/90; T 7011263; SMV Muster rolls, 1760--1,
no. 125; Felix Farley, 12 May, 1 December 1759; Damer Powell,
pp. 224-5