Griffon participated in one action that resulted in her crew being awarded the Naval General Service Medal.

From 17 March to 4 November 1806, Griffon, under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Jacques Gautier, was at Rochefort and the Bay of Aiguillon.

The frigate may have been Acasta, and according to the same report, Griffon was in company with the French brigs Palinure and Pilade.

[8][9] On 27 March 1808 the boats of Ulysses, Castor, Hippomenes and Morne Fortunee attempted to cut out Griffon from Marin.

They succeeded in capturing a battery but Griffon's fire drove them back empty handed, and with heavy casualties.

Griffon was among the vessels that carried out the blockade of the city of Santo Domingo that accompanied the siege, and was present on 6 July 1809 at its surrender.

She had been sailing from Chepstow to Deptford when she ran foul of Griffin and lost her foremast and suffered other damage.

Gamage was a mild man who, in a sudden and uncharacteristic fit of rage, stabbed an insubordinate sergeant of Marines to death with a sword thrust.

Appeals for clemency, including from the crew, were rejected and Gamage was hanged on 23 November from Griffon's yardarm.

[3] On 20 September Lieutenant William Elliot Wright was appointed acting commander at Saint Helena.

However, Wright then underwent a court martial for having smuggled 53 yards of crepe and other contraband while Griffon was at Portsmouth.

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