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

Vessel: Foster; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Armitage, Robert; Investor: Armitage, Robert; Captain: Drape, Joseph; Investor: Conliff; Investor: Reed; Captain: Ried, Saml. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 July 1742. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.