EVENT INFORMATION

8
February
1766

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

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📅 8 February 1766 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Enigheid; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 356. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Molder, Willem de; Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie. The voyage began at Zeeland on 8 February 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 16.0%. Recorded resistance: Insurrection planned, but thwarted. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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