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

Vessel: Robert; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Powell, Thomas; Investor: Holme, Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 April 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.