The slave ship Commerce departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

Vessel: Commerce; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Addison, Robert; Investor: Addison, Robert; Investor: Jacob, Samuel; Investor: Thomas, Joseph; Captain: Thomas, Abell. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 June 1728. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.