EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1775

The slave ship Christiansborg left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward U.S. Virgin Islands. About 332 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 16 March 1775 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Christiansborg; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferentz, Johan Frantzen; Investor: Danish Guinean Company (a) Bargum Trading Society. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Christiansborg (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people.

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