[5] Captain Stephen Hawes was sworn in to command of Caledonian on 8 February.
Caledonian was at Rio de Janeiro on 6 July and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 9 November.
Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 5 December, and reached the Cape of Good Hope on 18 March.
After she left St Helena the rate of intake rose to 30 inches per hour.
[2] Caledonian had sailed from St Helena in company with Earl Howe, Hercules, and Lord Mornington, and under escort by HMS Reliance.
[8] EIC voyage #2 (1801-1803): Captain John Craig was sworn in to command of Caledonian on 8 July 1801.