The slave ship Vrede arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 253 people had been taken aboard and approximately 250 arrived.

Vessel: Vrede; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Meeckeren, Willem van; Investor: Bicker, Gerard; Investor: Bassen, Jan Ernst van; Investor: Muijen, Philips Willemsz; Investor: Roodt, Hendrik; Investor: Roodt, Cornelis Jansz; Investor: Rijcks, Cornelis Jansz; Captain: Barentsen, Herman. The voyage began at Texel on 1654. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.