The slave ship Fair Penitent departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Grenada.

Vessel: Fair Penitent; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 156. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: McDowal, Samuel; Investor: Twemlow, Thomas; Captain: Gardner, Caleb; Investor: Gardiner, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 10 January 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.