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

Vessel: Ariel; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 92. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ratcliffe, Jonathan; Investor: Bennett, Henry Leay; Captain: Gwin, John; Investor: Gwin, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 August 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 57 days. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.