She served in European waters (mainly the North Sea) in the Napoleonic Wars and was paid off and laid up at Sheerness in July 1816.

Her poor condition on her return meant that the Admiralty replaced her for the second voyage in 1831 with another Cherokee-class brig, Beagle, which subsequently became famous because of the association with Charles Darwin.

[2] On 2 September 1811 while off the coast of Norway, Chanticleer became involved in an action with three 18-gun brigs of the Royal Danish Navy, Lolland, Alsen and Samsøe.

[3] Outgunned and outnumbered, Chanticleer made good her escape, leaving her consort, Manly, for the Danes to capture.

[10] In August 1815 Chanticleer, under the command of Lieutenant George Tupman (Acting), was part of the British force that captured Guadeloupe.

From there she sailed back to South America via Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Fernando de Noronha.

Chanticleer next arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad, sailing from there to La Guaira and on to Portobelo, Colón.

Chanticleer had originally been scheduled to make the second South America survey of 1831, but due to her poor condition after her three-year voyage, the Admiralty sent Beagle instead.

Instead of sending Chanticleer to South America, the Navy lent her to the Royal Sailing Society, Thames.

[10] In 1832, Dr John Frost obtained an Admiralty grant to establish Chanticleer as a hospital ship to be moored off Millbank to serve as a refuge for Thames boatmen.

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