Between 21 and 23 August 1806 she survived a gale that caused a number of other vessels of the fleet returning from Jamaica to founder.

She had been on a voyage from London to New York and had reached the American coast when she encountered very bad weather that resulted in her sustaining considerable damage.

[5] Lloyd's Register showed David Shaw, Kerr, master, sailing for Bombay on 29 May 1817, as a licensed ship.

She sailed via Madeira and Rio de Janeiro and arrived at Sydney on 9 February 1818, having brought a cargo of merchandise.

On 4 July David Shaw, Jordain, master, sailed from Mauritius, bound for Batavia again.

She left Mauritius on 11 January 1821, arrived at St Helena on 17 February, and sailed for England the next day.

[9] HMRC Kite towed David Shaw into Crookhaven, County Cork on 25 September.

On 8 August Martha, Samways, master, had come upon David Scott at 46°N 45°W / 46°N 45°W / 46; -45, waterlogged, dismasted, and with no one aboard.

[11] David Scott had struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland Banks and a falling spar had killed her master.