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Details of voyage 4393.3 from Texel to Ceylon
| Number | 4393.3 |
|---|---|
| Name of ship | GANGES |
| Master | Paardekoper, Jan |
| Tonnage | 1150 |
| Type of ship | |
| Built | 1775 |
| Yard | Amsterdam |
| Chamber | Amsterdam |
| Date of departure | 07-07-1782 |
| Place of departure | Texel |
| Arrival at Cape | 02-12-1782 |
| Departure from Cape | 10-02-1783 |
| Date of arrival at destination | 03-08-1783 |
| Place of arrival | Ceylon |
| Particulars | The master was commandeur of the fleet (4392-4399). The GANGES originally departed om 11-09-1781; five days later the ship returned to Texel. The GANGES sailed via Mauritius. After having arrived at Ceylon the ship continued its voyage to Batavia, where it cast anchor on 15-11-1783. The high death-rate among the crew was due to scurvy. See also the BOT (4392). |
| Next homeward voyage | 8106.3 |
| On Board | The number on board at departure. I | The number dying between the Netherlands and the Cape. II | The number who left the ship at the Cape. III | The number who came on board at the Cape. IV | The number dying on the whole voyage. V | The number on board on arrival in Asia. VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 301 | 172 | 72 |