EVENT INFORMATION

29
August
1779

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

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📅 29 August 1779 📍 Guyana

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 29 August 1779. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Demerara. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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