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

Vessel: Prosperous; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 222.4. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Clarke, Henry; Captain: Bryant, William; Captain: Cole. The voyage began at London on 6 January 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 51.0%.