Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 11856
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM
Vessel name Rotterdam
Flag Netherlands
Flag IMP Netherlands
Place constructed Amsterdam
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 66
Standardized tonnage IMP 132
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Hamilton, Archibald
Meijners*
Osij, John
Osij
Jerwen, Anthony
Baalde, Peter
Baalde, Rudolph
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by British - after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Hellevoetsluis
First place of slave purchase Bance/Bunce Island
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bance/Bunce Island
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Cayes (Les)
Second place of slave landing Île à Vache
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Cayes (Les)
Place where voyage ended Williamsburg
Region where voyage began IMP Netherlands
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Second region of slave landing Saint-Domingue
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Saint-Domingue
Region where voyage ended Virginia
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1758
Date voyage began 1758-03-20
Date trade began in Africa 1758-05-01
Date vessel departed Africa 1758-05-23
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1758-??-??
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1759-??-??
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Harristad, Spooren
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 263
Total slaves embarked IMP 263
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 240
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 240
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 23
Mortality rate IMP 9.0%
Source Sources HCA45/1:

British National Archives (Kew)


HCA45/3, case 78:

British National Archives (Kew)