[4] By the 1802 volume the RS showed Aurora's master as Massey, her origin as Whitby, and her having undergone the thorough repair in 1799.

Aurora first appeared in LR in 1801 with S. Macey, master, Millen & Co., owner, and trade London–Southern Fishery.

[6][a] 1st whaling voyage (1799–1801): Captain Stephen Macey (or Macy, or Massey) sailed from London on 3 May 1799, bound for Walvis Bay.

[6][b] 2nd whaling voyage (1801–1802): Captain James Birnie acquired a letter of marque on 2 June 1801.

At St Helena Aurora also took on part of the cargo of oil from Commerce, which intended to continue to seek out whales.