EVENT INFORMATION

2
April
1742

The slave ship Grevinden af Laurvigen left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward U.S. Virgin Islands. About 53 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 2 April 1742 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Grevinden af Laurvigen; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Holst, J N; Investor: Vestindisk-guineiske Kompagni. The voyage began on 25 December 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Christiansborg (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%.

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