EVENT INFORMATION

18
April
1765

The slave ship Standvastigheid departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 18 April 1765 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Standvastigheid; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Obbe, Sijbrand; Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 18 April 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%. Recorded resistance: Vessel's boats attacked from shore. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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