EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1777

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

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📅 6 June 1777 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Haast U Langzaam; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 448.7. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Kakom, Cornelis van. The voyage began at Zeeland on 6 June 1777. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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