She sailed to the West Indies and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH, or the Cape).

Adriatic first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1811 with R. Stamp, master, Moon & Co., owner, and trade London–Rio de Janeiro.

Adriatic, Rutter, master, sailed from Gravesend on 20 April, bound for the Cape, and arrived there on 14 July.

On 21 July a storm drove Adriatic onshore with the loss of a crew member.

[5] The same storm also resulted in the loss of other ships, including Olive Branch, Sun, Lavinia, and Leander, and damage to Royal George.