The slave ship Friends departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Trinidad and Tobago.

Vessel: Friends; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Joliffe, Peter; Captain: Wood, J R; Captain: Wood, Richard. The voyage began at London on 28 December 1778. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Trinidad, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.