Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10787
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Jonge Willem
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 321
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
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Zeeland
First place of slave purchase Gabon
Second place of slave purchase Cap Lopez
Third place of slave purchase Malembo
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gabon
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Demerara
Second place of slave landing Essequibo
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Demerara
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
Third region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing British Guiana
Second region of slave landing Dutch Guianas
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP British Guiana
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1775
Date voyage began 1774-06-07
Date trade began in Africa 1774-08-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1775-12-28
Date vessel departed for homeport 1776-05-27
Date voyage completed 1776-08-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 569
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Loef, Cornelis
Crew at voyage outset 32
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 88
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 2
Slaves carried from third port of purchase 73
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 163
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 68
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 64
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 132
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 46.2%
Percentage women IMP 32.6%
Percentage boys IMP 13.6%
Percentage girls IMP 7.6%
Percentage male IMP 59.8%
Percentage children IMP 21.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 50.16
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
Poortvliet,III,228: Poortvliet, P. F. (ed.), De Bemanning der Schepen van de Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie, 1721-1803, 5 vols. (Zeeland, 1995).
Goslinga,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,677-80:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie