[3] 4th whaling voyage (1810–1812): Captain Bristow sailed from London but on 19 December 1809 Greenwich lost anchors and cables in the Downs and was blown into Margate Roads.

Porter converted Greenwich to a storeship and placed her under the command of Lt. John M. Gamble, of the United States Marine Corps.

Greenwich cruised with Essex off South America until 3 October 1813 when the ships departed for the Marquesas Islands for overhaul and provisioning.

[5] Upon his arrival in the Marquesas, Porter erected a fort on what he called Madison Island, and before leaving for Chile 12 December placed prizes Greenwich, Seringapatam, and Sir Andrew Hammond under the protection of its guns.

Soon after Porter's departure, Gamble, who was left in charge, was forced to land a detachment to quiet a threat from the local inhabitants.

[5] Lieutenant Gamble, despairing of Porter's return, began to prepare for departure from the islands in April 1814 by rigging Seringapatam and Sir Andrew Hammond for sea.

[5] His entire party now reduced to eight men, only four of whom were fit for duty, Gamble finally put to sea in Sir Andrew Hammond.

Gamble made the 2,000-mile voyage to the Sandwich Islands without a chart, only to have the British capture Sir Andrew Hammond on 19 June 1814.