EVENT INFORMATION

27
April
1730

The slave ship Brandenburg arrived with enslaved Africans in Suriname. About 409 people had been taken aboard and approximately 371 arrived.

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📅 27 April 1730 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Brandenburg; flag: Netherlands; rig: Yaght. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Blok, Frans; Captain: Smidt, Hendrick; Captain: Hierschot, Reijnier van. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 18 June 1729. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Jacquin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 89 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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