She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) as African Queen in 1787.

She made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people.

Captain Cobb Taylor sailed from London on 25 May 1787, bound for West Africa.

She left Kingston on 5 May, and arrived back at London on 8 July.

African Queen was on her way to Sierra Leone and Tom was on her way to Liverpool.