[2] In 1798 the EIC had Cox measure Alligator prior to their employing her as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter.

[4] Captain Robert Curling sailed from Portsmouth on 13 September 1798, bound for Madras and Bengal.

The convoy included three East Indiamen: Royal Charlotte, Cuffnells, and Phoenix.

On 25 September the convoy encountered a French fleet of nine sail, consisting of one 80-gun ship and eight frigates.

[4] Lloyd's Register for 1809 shows her master changing from Morton to Ashton, her owner as Granger, and her trade as London-Haiti.