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

Vessel: Champion; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dawson, John; Investor: Dawson, John; Investor: Baker, Peter; Captain: Fletcher, Henry; Investor: Fletcher, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 November 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.