Saumarez put Albacore under the orders of Commodore Philippe d'Auvergne, who directed Henniker to intercept French vessels passing along the Normandy coast.

On 8 October 1804 Albacore chased five luggers armed with bow guns that then anchored under cover of a shore battery near Cape Gris Nez de Flamanville.

The following day Henniker brought Albacore within two cables of the surf under the direction of the pilot, and opened fire with round and grape shot.

[8] Then Albicore and the privateer Hector sent into Falmouth the Danish vessel Graff Bernstorf, Bohlmann, master.

[9][a] On 6 May 1807 the boats of Inconstant, the flagship of Vice-Admiral James Saumarez, captured the French ship Julia.

[12] At dawn on 19 December, Albacore, together with the 12-gun schooner Pickle and nine merchantmen found themselves becalmed off the Lizard in the presence of the French frigate Gloire, commanded by Captain Rousin, which had sailed from Le Havre the previous day.

In the exchange of fire Albacore suffered Lieutenant Harman killed and six or seven men wounded before she pulled back to repair damage.

Pickle then closed and at about 3pm the 12-gun brig-sloop Borer and the 4-gun cutter Landrail also came up and Albacore, having repaired her damage, joined them and opened fire with her bow-chasers at about 5pm.

[15] On 20 December 1814 Manchester Packet repelled an attack by an American privateer at 17°9′S 35°50′W / 17.150°S 35.833°W / -17.150; -35.833, but had to put into Salvador to repair.

[1] Disposal: The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered the "Albicore sloop of 370 tons", lying at Plymouth, for sale on 14 December 1815.

[1] Albicore first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1816 with J. Thorbin, master, Prienix, owner, and trade Plymouth–Guernsey.