EVENT INFORMATION

19
February
1733

The slave ship Laarburg Gally left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward U.S. Virgin Islands. About 443 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 19 February 1733 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Laarburg Gally; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jaeger, Lor; Captain: Hammer, Augustus H; Investor: Vestindisk-guineiske Kompagni. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Christiansborg (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 45.0%.

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