EVENT INFORMATION

31
May
1778

The slave ship Geertruida en Christina completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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📅 31 May 1778 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Geertruida en Christina; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 483.9. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Bakker, Johannes. The voyage began at Zeeland on 26 November 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Paramaribo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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