EVENT INFORMATION

28
September
1768

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

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📅 28 September 1768 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Zanggodin; flag: Netherlands; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 272. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Sprang, Jan van. The voyage began at Zeeland on 28 September 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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