The slave ship Commerce departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Vessel: Commerce; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Calvert; Investor: Calvert; Investor: Camden, William; Captain: Buncombe, William; Captain: Morton, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 16 January 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.