EVENT INFORMATION

24
June
1757

The slave ship Drie Gezusters departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Sint Eustatius.

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📅 24 June 1757 📍 Sint Eustatius

Vessel: Drie Gezusters; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 244. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Santleven, Hendrik; Captain: Heelen, Hendrik J. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 24 June 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Boary (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Eustatius. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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