Aurora first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1782 with Robinson, master, Hall & Co., owners, and trade Hull–Riga, changing to London transport.

[3] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 20 December 1799, apparently erroneously, that Aurora, Campion, master, had been lost near Cronstadt while sailing from Petersburg to London.

[12] Despite the delay this caused, in 1808 Aurora had the most successful voyage of her career in terms of the amount of whale oil she gathered.

[15] In 1813, Aurora, Sadler, master, had been beset by ice from the middle of April to early July.

[18] LL reported that Aurora, Sadler, master, had had to put into Aberdeen on 20 April 1815 leaky.