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

Vessel: Xerxes; flag: Spain / Uruguay; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 189.7. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rebel, Felipe. The voyage began at Havana on 10 February 1828. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cuba, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Havana, condemned.