| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Enterprize |
| Builder | America |
| Launched | 1791 |
| Acquired | 1796 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 221 [1] (bm) |
| Complement | |
| Armament | |
Enterprize was launched in America in 1791, possibly under another name. Between 1797 and 1799 she made two complete voyages as a slave ship. She was wrecked in 2001 at Suriname after having disembarked the slaves she had carried there on her third slave trading voyage.
Enterprize first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797. [2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 | Jackson | G.Case | Liverpool–Africa | LR; repairs 1796 |
1st slave voyage (1797–1798): Captain Edward Jackson acquired a letter of marque on 12 December 1796. [1] Enterprize sailed from Liverpool on 17 February 1797. She acquired her slaves at Ambriz and arrived at Demerara on 11 December with 357 slaves. She arrived back at Liverpool on 23 April 1798. She had left Liverpool with 28 crew members and she suffered one crew death on her voyage. [3]
Lloyd's List reported in April 1798 that Enterprize, Jackson, master, had run into a frigate while Enterprize was sailing from Demerara to Liverpool, and would have to stop in Tortola to repair. [4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | E.Jackson John Brine | G.Case | Liverpool–Africa | LR; repairs 1796 |
2nd slave voyage (1798–1799): Captain John Brine acquired a letter of marque on 25 June 1798. [1] Enterprize sailed from Liverpool on 15 August, bound for West Africa. She acquired slaves at Angola and sailed from Africa on 14 April 1799. She arrived at St Kitts on 13 May with 348 slaves. She sailed from St Kitts on 16 June, stopped in Antigua, and arrived back at Liverpool on 22 August. She had left Liverpool with 36 crew members and had suffered nine crew deaths on her voyage. [5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | John Brine H.Booth | G.Case | Liverpool–Africa | LR; repairs 1796 |
3rd slave voyage (1786–1787): Captain Henry Booth acquired a letter of marque on 11 April 1800. [1] Enterprize sailed from Liverpool on 6 May. She acquired her slaves at Bonny and arrived at Suriname on 15 June 1801 with 232 slaves. [6]
Lloyd's List reported that Enterprize, from Africa, had been wrecked at Surinam. Her crew were rescued. [7] She had run aground. Part of her cargo was brought back to Suriname. [8]
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John was launched in the Netherlands in 1785, probably under another name. The British captured her in 1797. The new owners gave her the name John, and she became a merchantman. Between 1800 and 1804 she made three voyages as a slave ship. She then became a trader and transport again until a French privateer captured and burnt her in 1809.
Hannah was built at Liverpool in 1797. She made three voyages as a slave ship in the triangular tradein enslaved people. She then made one voyage as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. Next, she became a West Indiaman and was lost in 1811.
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Alexander was launched in France or Spain in 1797, probably under another name, and taken in prize circa 1799, when she was lengthened and raised. She was registered at Liverpool in 1801 and proceeded to make six voyages as a slave ship. She then sailed to Brazil and the West Indies and was last listed in 1809.
Martha was launched in 1788 in Liverpool. She made eleven voyages as a slave ship, carrying slaves from West Africa to the West Indies. On her fourth voyage, she and five other vessels bombarded Calabar for more than three hours to force the local native traders to lower the prices they were charging for slaves. After her last slave trading voyage in 1803, Martha became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked circa October 1806.
Ellis was a French prize, captured in 1797, possibly built that year also. Liverpool merchants purchased her. She made five complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade carrying enslaved people from West Africa to the British West Indies. She was lost at sea on 23 April 1806 on her sixth voyage before she could take on any captives.
John was launched in France in 1793, almost certainly under another name, and was taken in prize. She started trading as a West Indiaman, but then became a slave ship, making six complete voyages. She was lost in late 1806 on her seventh voyage. The slaves she was carrying were landed safely.
Dart was launched at Dartmouth in 1799. Between 1800 and 1804 she made two complete voyages from Liverpool as a slave ship. She wrecked in 1804 early in the outward bound leg of her third slave voyage.
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Expedition was launched in 1763, almost certainly under another name. She entered the registers as Expedition in 1795. Between 1799 and 1807 she made seven voyages as a Liverpool-based slave ship. She was condemned as unseaworthy at Antigua in early 1808 after disembarking at Jamaica the slaves from her seventh voyage.
Beaver was launched in 1796 at Liverpool. She made seven complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. She was captured and retaken once, in 1804, and captured a second time in 1807, during her eighth voyage.
Princess Amelia was launched in 1798 at Liverpool. She made eight complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. After the end of British participation in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, she became a merchantman. She was probably the Princess Amelia, from Liverpool, that was lost in 1810.
Molly was launched at Liverpool in 1778 as a slave ship. Between 1778 and 1807 she made 18 complete voyages in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. During this period she also suffered one major maritime incident and captured two ships. After the end of Britain's involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Molly became a merchantman trading with the West Indies, Africa, Brazil, Nova Scotia, and Africa again. She was last listed in 1832, giving her a 54-year career.
Ann was launched at Chester in 1792 as a West Indiaman. From 1796 she made eight complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She participated in several single ship actions. On her first voyage she repelled an attack by a French privateer. On her second a privateer captured her but she was recaptured. On her ninth voyage a French privateer again captured her, but this time her captor plundered and then released her. She returned to merchant trade until she sank on 24 May 1810 in the Old Dock at Liverpool.
Dart was launched at Plymouth in 1787. Dart initially traded with Newfoundland and then the Mediterranean. From 1797 she made four voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She was condemned at Barbados in 1802 as she was returning to London after having delivered captives to Demerara.
Elizabeth was launched at Lancaster in 1798. She made five complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. Spanish privateers captured her in 1805 while she was on her sixth slave voyage after she had embarked slaves.
Aeolus was built in Liverpool. Between 1787 and 1806 she made 13 voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. On one voyage she repelled an attack by a French privateer in a single ship action. She was last listed in 1808.