EVENT INFORMATION

25
January
1708

The slave ship Adrichem departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Curaçao.

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📅 25 January 1708 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Adrichem; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Storck, Pieter Teunisz; Captain: Bruijn, Jacob; Captain: Decker, Claas; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Investor: West-Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 25 January 1708. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 114 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 21.5%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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