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

Vessel: Return; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 142.4. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Ounsted, Henry; Captain: Ware, Robert; Captain: Dunsted, Henry. The voyage began at London on 31 July 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.