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

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 80. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Campion, John; Investor: Margetson, James; Captain: Forbes, James. The voyage began at London on 8 September 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.