King George (1787 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Sally (ship) and King George (ship).

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Launched1775
Capturedc.1783
Great Britain
NameEnterprize
Acquired1783
Renamed
  • 1783:Sally
  • 1787:King George
FateWrecked 1791
General characteristics
Tons burthen278,[1] or 294,[2] or 300[3] (bm)
Armament6 guns

King George was launched in France in 1775 under another name, possibly as Enterprize. She became a Bristol-based slave ship. Under the name Sally she made three slave-trading voyages between 1783 and 1786. Then from 1787 on as King George she made three more complete slave-trading voyages. She was lost at Barbados in 1791 on her seventh voyage with the loss of 280 of the 360 slaves on board.

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