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

Vessel: Cleveland; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fletcher, Thomas; Investor: Fletcher, Thomas; Captain: Woodville, William; Investor: Woodville, William; Investor: Tate, Rd; Investor: Mill, James; Investor: Ross, Gilbert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 January 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified.