Borodino first entered the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1813 with Spurs, master, Row, owner, and trade London transport.

[3] There are references in online resources of the "Borodino transport" carrying troops and supplies for the British government, sometimes to or from as far as India.

On 13 March 1821 Borodino arrived at Gravesend with Commander John Furneaux, his officers, and 15 of the crew of HMS Carron, which had wrecked on the India coast between Bengal and Madras on 6 July 1820.

[10][11] On 7 February 1830, while still awaiting sufficient improvement in the weather to reach Milford Haven, Borodino lost both anchors in a gale and was driven onto the Carn Morvel Rock, St Mary's.

[12][13] Her crew were rescued and, after the weather moderated, a great part of her cargo of African oak and other goods was saved.