EVENT INFORMATION

9
October
1715

The slave ship Fida began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Curaçao.

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📅 9 October 1715 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Fida; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Leijm, Lodewijk van der. The voyage began on 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 60 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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