EVENT INFORMATION

20
February
1704

The slave ship Vriendschap left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Curaçao. About 382 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 20 February 1704 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Vriendschap; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Volle, Jacob. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 14 June 1703. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 79 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 16.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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