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

Vessel: Cavendish; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Quirk, Cornelius; Investor: Sandys, Samuel; Captain: French, Dominique. The voyage began at Liverpool on 18 August 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.