The Queen Charlotte was a vessel built in Philadelphia around 1780, likely under a different name, and later identified as a whaler operating under British registry. She was approximately 300 tons burthen and constructed in the "Plantation" style, indicating a design suited for long voyages and heavy cargo. The ship's appearance in British records begins between 1789 and 1792, after her arrival in Britain from the southern whale fishery, suggesting her initial operation out of Bermuda or another British-American port. Her service history includes at least two documented whaling voyages. The first, from October 1789 to November 1790, was commanded by Captain Paul Pease, departing London on 1 October 1789 and returning over a year later. During this voyage, she gathered valuable whale products, contributing to the British whaling industry. Her second voyage, under Captain Simon Paul, took her to Africa between 1791 and 1792; she was reported at Tygers Island Bay near Angola in October 1791. She returned to England in July 1792 laden with whale bone and 6,500 seal skins, indicating her success in the southern whale fishery. In 1789, Queen Charlotte was offered for auction at Lloyd's Coffee House, with her suitability for southern whaling emphasized, and her recent employment in the trade noted. By 1796, she was last listed, though with outdated data, and there are no records of her subsequent service or fate. Her operational history highlights her role as a whaling vessel during a period of intense British interest in sealing and sperm whale oil, contributing to the maritime and commercial pursuits of the late 18th century.

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