The Nine Ghost Ships

Nine audio ghost slave ships are afloat on the sea of woe – the (blue) sea of interactive audio below. Each ship represents one facet of the trade in enslaved Africans:

The 9 Ghost Ships are afloat upon ‘The Sea of Woe‘ (blue) which extends all the way from the Colston plinth to the far end of Pero’s Bridge.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON YOUR PHONE SCREEN (EXCERPTS ONLY) WHEN YOU BOARD ONE OF THE 9 GHOST SLAVE SHIPS:

  • The Sally (1772) 1st person enslaved accounts
  • The Snow Africa (1774) instructions by the owners to the captains of the slave ships
  • The Nevis Planter (1770) resistance of the enslaved
  • The Ruby Gally (1758) what life was like for the sailors onboard the slave ships
  • The Black Prince (1762) actual log of the Black Prince’s voyage
  • The Endeavour (1662) Colston philanthropist
  • The Triton (1787) the Bristol Merchant Venturers
  • The Bonny Lad (1790) actual reportages from onboard the slave ships
  • The Snow Swift (1770) what goods were traded for enslaved Africans

THE SHIPS ARE AFLOAT ON A SEA OF WOE – AUDIO EXTRACT:

THE GHOST SLAVE SHIPS: individual pages (work-in-progress!)

The Sally 1772: 1st person enslaved accounts

The Snow Africa 1774: instructions by the owners to the captains of the slave ships

The Nevis Planter 1770: resistance of the enslaved

The Ruby Gally 1758: what life was like for the sailors onboard the slave ships

The Black Prince 1762: actual log of the Black Prince’s voyage

The Endeavour 1662: Colston philanthropist

The Triton 1787: the Bristol Merchant Venturers

The Bonny Lad 1790: actual reportages from onboard the slave ships

The Snow Swift 1770: what goods were traded for enslaved Africans?