The slave ship Middelburgs Welvaren began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Curaçao.

Vessel: Middelburgs Welvaren; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 352. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Husson, Jacobus. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 13 August 1762. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.