The slave ship Weasel departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to British Virgin Islands.

Vessel: Weasel; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Melling, Thomas; Investor: Melling, Thomas; Investor: Nisson, Niss; Investor: Gilbert, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 January 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Tortola, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.