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.