EVENT INFORMATION

19
February
1756

The slave ship Prins Willem de Vijfde arrived with enslaved Africans in Curaçao. About 348 people had been taken aboard and approximately 344 arrived.

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📅 19 February 1756 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Prins Willem de Vijfde; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 288. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jacobs, A; Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 23 May 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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