 "Winchelsea" took the 26-gun French warship " Subtile" on 19 November 1746.In 1747 "Winchelsea" was listed as having 16 guns and, under the command of Captain Dyves, was sailing with Admiral Byng in convoy for Gibraltar.In 1749, under the command of Thomas Cornish, Winchelsea transported passengers with Edward Cornwallis expedition to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia.