The transatlantic slave trade, c.1500–1866, was carried out by the largest maritime nations in Europe. From the 1660s to 1802 such triangular route expeditions were also carried out under the Danish flag, making up almost 1% of the total trade. Thanks to well preserved archival sources many Danish triangular voyages can be described in detail. This article discusses the Danish voyages and compares them to those of other nations, with regard to number of voyages, sailing routes, duration of voyages, vessels and crews, cargoes, nutrition and mortality. From this new research, it turns out that in these respects, the Danish voyages closely resemble those of the other nations. The transatlantic slave trade was a truly international business where all participants were subject to the same economic, technological, mercantile and natural conditions.
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