She was commissioned in May under Lieutenant John B. Swan (or Swann),[2] who commanded her in the English Channel and then the North Sea.

Later in the year Advice lost her boat, which she was towing because it was too big too hoist on deck.

[4] A great repair was carried out at Portsmouth, after which she recommissioned in December 1789 under Lieutenant Henry Wray.

[a] However, she was wrecked to leeward of Key Bokell (17°10′44″N 87°54′04″W / 17.1789°N 87.901°W / 17.1789; -87.901; southern tip of the Turneffe Atoll), Honduras on 1 June 1793.

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