[3] British sources report that off Teneriffe Esk engaged two American vessels, Grampus and Terpsichore.

after realizing her mistake Grampus fled, but not before receiving some broadsides that killed one man, left Captain John Murphy and another man mortally wounded, and several other men also wounded[4][a][b] On 20 February 1815 Esk captured the United States privateer Sine-qua-non, of seven guns and 81 men.

[15] In March 1821, Esk was sailing between Margarita Island and the Spanish Main, when she struck on a bank of coral and hard sand near Point Avara.

The need to heave down Esk exhausted the crew, with the result that all, officers, men, and boys, suffered from fever attacks.

[15] Esk then sailed to Bermuda to sit out the hurricane season and give commander and crew the opportunity to recuperate.

[21] On 4 March 1826, Esk detained at 5°43′N 5°25′E / 5.717°N 5.417°E / 5.717; 5.417, in the River Benin the Brazilian slave sloop Esperanza, of 40 tons (bm), Joao Babtiste Lopez, master.

There the boats captured the Brazilian brigantine Nettuno, of 75 tons (bm), Jozé Claudio Gomez, master, which was soon to sail for Pernambuco.

[24] The pirate brig opened fire, which led most of the prize crew on Nettuno to run below decks.

A seaman name Frost took the helm and Gomis proceeded to bring up powder and shot for the guns.

The action continued for two hours, with canister shot from Nettuno reportedly killing 20 of the pirates and wounding more.

[23] On 10 August Esk was at 2°8′N 6°20′E / 2.133°N 6.333°E / 2.133; 6.333 when she detained the Spanish schooner Intrepida, of 113 ton (bm), Francisco Reynaldo, master.

[26] On 21 December Esk's boats went into the River Cameroons where they detained the Brazilian slave ship Invincival, of 163 tons (bm), J. Ac.

The deaths were attributed to the lightning have damaged her masts with the result that the voyage took much longer than normal, to the filthy condition of the vessel, and illness among the Brazilian master and crew.

[27] On 9 January Esk was at 2°20′N 6°00′E / 2.333°N 6.000°E / 2.333; 6.000, off Prince's Island, when she detained the Netherlands slave brig Lynx, of 110 tons (bm), Peter Eugne Terrasse, master.

[28] On 6 February Esk detained at 2°20′N 4°20′E / 2.333°N 4.333°E / 2.333; 4.333, the Brazilian slave schooner Venus, of 133 tons (bm), J. Presa, master.

[29] On 8 February, Esk was at 1°12′N 8°20′E / 1.200°N 8.333°E / 1.200; 8.333 when she detained the Brazilian slave schooner Dos Amigos, late Zephyr, of 136+3⁄4 tons (bm), Jose Joaquim Ladislao, master.

[17] Disposal: The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered "Esk, of 20 guns and 458 tons", lying at Chatham, for sale on 8 January 1829.

1st whaling voyage (1829–1832): Captain Robert Pockley sailed from London on 16 September 1829, bound for the Japans grounds.

Matilda returned to London via St Helena, arriving on 19 April 1832 with 570 casks of whale oil and 1,900 seal skins.

[33] 2nd whaling voyage (1829–1832): Captain William Tolley Brookes sailed from London on 3 August 1832, bound for Peru.

3rd whaling voyage (1836–1840): Captain William Swain sailed from London on 21 October 1836, bound for the Pacific Ocean.

HMS Hazard was in the Bay of Islands on 11 March 1845 when a force of about 600 Māori armed with muskets, double-barrelled guns and tomahawks attacked Russell (now Kororareka.

In the evening of the 12th, HM Colonial brig Victoria departed for Auckland with urgent despatches and her share of refugee women and children.

Most other refugees sailed for Auckland on 13 March in Hazard, Matilda, the schooner Dolphin, and the 21-gun USS St. Louis.