She essentially sailed as a West Indiaman, but between 1797 and 1799 she made one voyage as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter, for the British East India Company (EIC).

[5] EIC voyage: Captain James Stranack acquired a letter of marque on 24 December 1796.

[6] While under Caffrey's command, Crown was among the vessels that Lloyd's List reported on 27 December 1803 to have put into Ramsgate with the loss of anchors, cables, and other damage.

[9] Then on 3 February 1804 Lloyd's List reported that she had had to interrupt her voyage to Demerara and put back into Portsmouth.

[12] The Register of Shipping for 1811 still carried her master as Irwin and her trade as Plymouth-Quebec, but had the notation "LOST" by her name.