 She was built of pitch-pine, which made for speedy construction at the expense of durability.Her major service was on the East Indies Station from where in 1819 she led the successful punitive campaign against the Al Qasimi, a belligerent naval power based in Ras Al Khaimah which the British considered to be piratical.She was sold in 1822 but continued to operate in the Persian Gulf for an indefinite period thereafter.