Chilton first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803.

[2] Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 39°W / 46°N 39°W / 46; -39) with the loss of four of her crew.

Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.

Still, newspapers reported that Chilton sailed to Pernambuco and Maranhan, Brazil.

On 15 November 1839 Chilton sprang a leak and became waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her thirteen crew.