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

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 38.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Walker, John; Investor: Walker, John; Investor: Kennion, John; Investor: Holmer, Peter; Investor: Farrar, Timothy. The voyage began at Liverpool on 13 August 1751. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.