Experiment was launched in 1802 and was immediately taken up by the British East India Company (EIC), as an "extra ship" on a multi-voyage charter.

Homeward bound, she reached St Helena on 14 November and Cork on 18 January 1804, before arriving at Blackwall on 15 February.

The EIC's Court of Directors decided to transship her cargo and send her back to China after the repairs had been completed.

On her homeward journey Experiment reached Tellicherry on 23 February 1805, Anjengo on 6 March, and St Helena on 23 June.

Homeward bound, she was at the Cape of Good Hope on 16 February 1807 and St Helena on 9 March, and arrived at the Downs on 28 May.