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

Vessel: Hector; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Honoraty, Jean; Investor: Wailsch. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 August 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.