First Families/Kalmar Nyckel

The Kalmar Nyckelsailed from Gothenburg, Sweden at the beginning of September, 1639, under Captain Cornelius Van Vliet. She encountered heavy seas, and put into Amsterdam for repairs. She sailed from Amsterdam February 7, 1640 under Captain Pouwell Jansen, arriving in New Sweden April 17, 1640. On board she carried XXX passengers, the first immigrant colonists for New Sweden.