She spent her career on counter piracy patrols and trade Protection duties.

[1] She was ordered on 24 December 1696 to be built at Chatham Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Robert Lee.

Captain Rupert Billingsley was her commander sailing to Guinea on the East Coast of Africa in 1703.

[2] She was ordered rebuilt on 13 September 1722 at Portsmouth Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright John Naish.

As per Admiralty Order 13 September 1723 her rebuild was change to a 20-gun sixth rate in accordance to the 1719 establishment.

[8] Her gun armament was in accordance with the 1719 Establishment for a 20-gun sixth rate consisting of twenty 6-pounder guns on the upper Deck (UD)[9] She was completed for sea on 21 May 1724 at a cost of £3,362.15.8d[Note 5] to build and £2,475.9.1d[Note 6] for fitting.

[8] She was commissioned in April 1724 under the command of Captain Matthew Norris for service at New York.

She underwent a great repair and fitting At Deptford between June 1735 and March 1736 costing £4,915.13.3d.

[Note 7] She was then recommissioned in January 1736 under Captain Charles Drummond for service in the Leeward Islands, returning to England in 1741.