The slave ship Friends left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Trinidad and Tobago. About 25 people had been taken aboard.

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.