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

Vessel: Nelly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 329.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Birch, Thomas; Investor: Birch, Thomas; Captain: Fairweather, Pat; Investor: Fairweather, Pat. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 March 1781. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 25.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.