Experiment entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with W.Bisset, master, Maester, owner, and trade London–Cape of Good Hope.

[3] LR for 1808 showed Experiment with W.Bisset, master, changing to J.Dodds, Maester, owner, and trade London–Cape of Good Hope.

[6] Experiment left Port Jackson on 11 July bound for Bengal, where she was to purchase provisions for the Colony in New South Wales.

LR for 1811 showed Experiment as being at Cork, still with Dodds, master, and Maester, owner.

Experiment was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1818 with J. Dodds, master, Mestaers, owner, and sailing as a London-based transport.