The slave ship Mary Ellen departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Cuba.

Vessel: Mary Ellen; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 472. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, Leckonby; Investor: Hodgson, Leckonby; Captain: Jump, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 19 September 1803. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.