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

Vessel: Benjamin; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Vassall Samuel; Investor: Cranley, Richard; Investor: Blackman, Jeremy; Investor: Cranley, Benjamin; Investor: Goodland, Nathaniel; Investor: Whitten, John; Investor: Andrews, Peter; Captain: Jarkett, William; Investor: Jarkett, William. The voyage began at London on 16 June 1647. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.