Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 35107 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Grevinden af Laurvigen | |
Flag | Denmark | |
Flag IMP | Denmark / Baltic | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Denmark, port unspecified | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | ||
Standardized tonnage IMP | ||
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | ||
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 | København |
First place of slave purchase | Madagascar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Madagascar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | St. Thomas | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Thomas | |
Place where voyage ended | København | |
Region where voyage began IMP | Denmark | |
First region of slave purchase | East Africa and Indian Ocean islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | East Africa and Indian Ocean islands | |
First region of slave landing | Danish West Indies | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Danish West Indies | |
Region where voyage ended | Denmark | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1739 |
Date voyage began | 1737-06-08 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1739-02-11 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1739-08-28 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 613 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Holst, J N |
Crew at voyage outset | 63 | |
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 | 42 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 42 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 21 | |
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 | 21 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 30.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 40.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 25.0% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 5.0% | |
Percentage male IMP | 55.0% | |
Percentage children IMP | 30.0% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 21 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 50.0% | |
Source | Sources | Westergaard,325: Westergaard, Waldemar, The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754) (New York, 1917).
Boucher1,29-32: Boucher, Maurice, The Cape of Good Hope and foreign contacts, 1735-1755 (Pretoria, 1985). Boucher2: Boucher, Maurice,"An Unexpected Visitor: Charles Barrington at the Cape in 1737," Suid Afikaanse Historieses Joernaal, 13 (1981): 20-35. Nørregård,Madagascar: Nørregård, Georg,“Pa slavetogt til Madagascar, 1737-1739,” Handels- og Søfartsmuseet Arborg, (1955): 20-48. |