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

Vessel: Jasper; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Barque; estimated standardized tonnage: 306. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mora; Investor: Pimienta, Pio Diaz; Captain: Young, Samuel. The voyage began at New York on 12 December 1852. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Keta (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Isla de Pinas. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.9%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.