Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 10964
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Prins Willem de Vijfde
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fregat
Tonnage 158
Standardized tonnage IMP 316
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 Cabinda
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cabinda
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Suriname, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Suriname, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
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
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Dutch Guianas
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1768
Date voyage began 1767-06-09
Date trade began in Africa 1767-09-24
Date vessel departed Africa 1768-03-18
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1768-05-25
Date vessel departed for homeport 1768-08-04
Date voyage completed 1768-10-07
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 351
Middle passage (days) IMP 68
Captain and Crew Captain's name Pietersen, Cornelis
Crew at voyage outset
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
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 340
Total slaves embarked IMP 340
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 333
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 333
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 336
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 28.8%
Percentage women IMP 34.2%
Percentage boys IMP 25.2%
Percentage girls IMP 11.7%
Percentage male IMP 54.1%
Percentage children IMP 36.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 35.82
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources Postma,304-401: Postma, Johannes Menne, The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (Cambridge, 1990).
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
Priester,206-16: Priester, L. R., “De Nederlandse houding ten aanzien van de slavenhandel en slavernij, 1596-1863: het gedrag van de slavenhandelaren van de Commercie Compagnie van Middelburg in de 18e eeuw,” MA dissertation (Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, 1986)
MCC,518,1009:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie