Andersen appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1798 with M.Morley, master, Anderson, owner, and trade Poole–Africa.

Andersons acquired captives at Bance Island and arrived at British Guiana in December 1801.

Captain Morley acquired a new letter of marque on 19 October 1803,[3] and sailed from London on 18 November.

[1] On 22 September she left St Helens, Isle of Wight, where Joseph Corry had joined her.

[6] Andersons acquired captives in the Sierra Leone estuary and Bance Island, and arrived with them at Kingston, Jamaica, on 18 June 1806.

[1] Captain Mathew Morley initiated the voyage during which command changed to Wilkins, and then Findlay.

[1] Lloyd's List reported on 26 June 1808 that she had had to put back to Kingston after leaving for London as she had been run foul of.

[13] The Register of Shipping for 1815 showed Anderson with Rochester, master, Teasdale, owner, and trade, London transport.

She ran afoul of Friendship, Mills, master, and lost her bowsprit as well as sustaining other damage, but succeeded in reaching Hull.

[15] The Register of Shipping for 1820 showed Anderson with J. Sayers, master, Teasdale, owner, and trade Hull to Nova Scotia.

[16] Andersons, Teesdale, master, left Hull on 8 May 1820 and arrived at Quebec on 6 July with nine settlers.

[17] Andersons was wrecked on 16 December 1823 on the south coast of Bornholm, Denmark, while she was sailing from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Whitby, Yorkshire.