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

Vessel: Duke of Chester; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Bagnall, John; Investor: Hincks, John; Investor: Barnston, Robert; Investor: Perkins, Henry; Investor: Goodwin, Charles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 March 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.