The slave ship Dispatch departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

Vessel: Dispatch; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 54.8. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Pett, Samuel; Captain: Willis, James; Investor: Willis, James. The voyage began at London on 19 August 1720. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 49 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.