The slave ship Hesketh departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Vessel: Hesketh; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 20.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Radcliffe, Jonathan; Captain: Dickenson; Investor: Gage, Robert; Investor: Mcgill, Edward; Investor: White, Edward; Investor: Gage, John; Investor: Maine, Johne; Captain: Davidson, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 18 September 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.