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

Vessel: Wasp; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, T; Captain: Bowen, Richard; Investor: Champlain, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 3 August 1784. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.