EVENT INFORMATION

30
January
1727

The slave ship Leusden departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 30 January 1727 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Leusden; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Schamp, Jan; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began on 30 January 1727. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Paramaribo. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 73 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.7%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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