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

Vessel: Caton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, John; Captain: Glenn, Hugh; Investor: Sandys, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 November 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.