Captain Thomas Bretrell sailed from The Downs on 27 January 1791, bound for Bombay and China.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 23 November, reached St Helena on 2 March 1792, and arrived at Purfleet on 24 April.

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

[5] He sailed from Portsmouth on 12 April 1796, bound for St Helena, Madras, and China.

Canton was at St Helena on 23 June, Madras on 1 September, Trincomalee on 24 October, and Colombo on 29 November.

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.

On 1 February the Fleet encountered a strong gale with violent squalls and rain that wrecked Ocean.

[1] Captain Thomas Lushington sailed from Portsmouth on 12 February 1802, bound for Bombay and China.

[1] Captain Lushington sailed from Portsmouth on 20 March 1804, bound for Ceylon and China.

Canton was one of a convoy of eight East Indiamen, all under escort by HMS Lapwing.

She reached Penang on 27 August and Malacca on 14 September, before she arrived at Whampoa on 15 October.

[1] Captain John Christopher Lochner acquired a letter of marque on 16 January 1808.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 9 February 1811, reached St Helena on 11 July and Carrig Roads on 18 September.

Fletcher removed the decks, beams, and carlings, and replaced her stern with gates.

Fletcher used the dock for steamboats and so had recesses built in to the side walls to accommodate paddles.