Cecilia (or Cæcilia) was launched in 1790, possibly at Pegu, Surat, Bombay, or Calcutta.

First EIC voyage (1796): Cecilia was under the command of Captain E. H. Palmer and at Calcutta on 18 February 1796.

[4] Cæcilia first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1797 with Palmer, master, Lambert, owner, and Calcutta as place of build.

[1] The government engaged Cecilia as a transport to support General Sir David Baird's expedition to the Red Sea, which in turn had the objective of supporting General Sir Ralph Abercrombie at the battle of Alexandria.

Cecilia reached St Helena on 15 April, and arrived at Deptford on 9 June.