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

Vessel: Fly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Cutter; estimated standardized tonnage: 93. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hartley, Samuel; Investor: Capstick, Richard; Captain: Edson, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 May 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.