She spent almost her entire career sailing to the West Indies, and endured two maritime mishaps during that period, one at Sierra Leone.

[1] Lloyd's List (LL) reported that as Caroline, Hayes, master, was coming to London from St Kitts she had run ashore at Blackwall in October 1810 and had suffered much damage.

Caroline had lost her bowsprit and foretop mast, her sails had been blown away, and both pumps were going continuously.

When Caroline arrived at Plymouth she reported that on 16 March at 43°27′N 32°50′W / 43.450°N 32.833°W / 43.450; -32.833 she had come upon a brig, dismasted and waterlogged.

However, Captain Harris declared that he would undertake temporary repairs and sail to Singapore with the remainder of her cargo.