Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10663
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Haast U Langzaam
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 198
Standardized tonnage IMP 396
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Vlissingen
First place of slave purchase Malembo
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Malembo
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Suriname, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing St. Eustatius
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Eustatius
Place where voyage ended Vlissingen
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Dutch Guianas
Second region of slave landing Dutch Caribbean
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dutch Caribbean
Region where voyage ended Netherlands
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1773
Date voyage began 1772-10-22
Date trade began in Africa 1773-02-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1773-08-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1773-09-29
Date vessel departed for homeport 1774-01-29
Date voyage completed 1774-04-05
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 342
Middle passage (days) IMP 40
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sprang, Jan van
Crew at voyage outset 39
Crew at first landing of slaves 35
Crew deaths during voyage 4
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 326
Total slaves embarked IMP 326
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 310
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 37
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 273
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 317
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 41.9%
Percentage women IMP 29.0%
Percentage boys IMP 18.1%
Percentage girls IMP 11.0%
Percentage male IMP 60.0%
Percentage children IMP 29.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 42.6
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 9
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
Poortvliet,III,141: Poortvliet, P. F. (ed.), De Bemanning der Schepen van de Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie, 1721-1803, 5 vols. (Zeeland, 1995).
Goslinga,424,610-47: Goslinga, Cornelis Ch., The Dutch in the Caribbean and the Guianas, 1680-1791 (Assen, 1985).
Unger,II,109-13: Unger, W. S.,"Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse slavenandel, II" Economisch-Historisch Jaarboek, 28 (1958-60).
ARA,Aanwinsten,2093: Nationaal Archief (The Hague, Netherlands) Aanwinsten
MCC,532-536:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie