Captain John Haldane sailed from Gravesend on 2 May, bound for India.

He stopped at Portsmouth where he waited for thee months.

Fairford left Portsmouth on 11 September 1782 in company with General Goddard, General Coote, and several other East Indiamen.

She was loading cargo for England when she caught fire there on 15 June 1783.

[5] The Governor of the Bombay Presidency, William Hornby, gave Haldane command of the packet Nancy.