The slave ship NS das Mercês S José e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

Vessel: NS das Mercês S José e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Aguiar, Antônio Rodrigues Pinto de; Captain: Oliveira, Manoel Ferreira de; Investor: Oliveira, Manoel Ferreira de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 21 February 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Left home port, no further record.