EVENT INFORMATION

29
July
1700

The slave ship Fredericus Quartus (a) Frederick IV left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward U.S. Virgin Islands. About 542 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 29 July 1700 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Fredericus Quartus (a) Frederick IV; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pietersen, Innes (a) Petersen, Jens; Investor: Vestindisk-guineiske Kompagni. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Benin, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 56.0%.

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