EIC voyage #1 (1788–1789): Captain Joseph Elliott sailed from Portsmouth on 5 April 1788, bound for Madras and China.

[4] EIC voyage #2 (1791–1792): Captain John Jones sailed from The Downs on 25 February 1791, bound for Madras and China.

[4] EIC voyage #3 (1794–1795): Following the outbreak of war with France in March 1793 Captain John Jones acquired a letter of marque on 26 November 1793.

[3] The British government held her at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France (Mauritius).

Homeward bound, Boddam crossed the Second Bar on 5 March, and reached Malacca again on 26 April.

She sailed together with Indian Trader, Rockingham, and Latona, and a number of other vessels, all under the escort of HMS Hector.

[4] EIC voyage #4 (1796–1798): Captain George Palmer (later MP for South Essex)[7] acquired a letter of marque on 18 March 1796.

On 28 January 1797 the Indiamen had sailed through the Bali Strait in a squall and were off Java when they encountered six French frigates.

[4] On 19 June, while Boddam and several other vessels were still in the China Sea, a violent typhoon cost her her rudder and everyone of her masts.

[4] After the Fleet left St Helena it succeeded in capturing the Spanish vessel San Jacinto.

He was courteous enough to leave 18 seamen from Alfred on board in their stead until Palmer could recruit replacements to help him bring Boddam up the Thames.

[4] EIC voyage #5 (1799–1800): Captain Palmer sailed from Portsmouth on 2 April 1799, bound for Madras and China.

Though she herself was unharmed, she was able to assist the country ship Friendship, Captain Dawson, to make it into port.

Palmer declined any salvage or reward, but Friendship's owner gave him an engraved silver tureen.