She passed Gibraltar in 1830, according to Earl of Beaconsfield's letters en route to Cadiz, Spain.

[2] She was fitted as a coal depot from May–December 1840, and sold to Henry Castle & Son to be broken up on 22 November 1861.

[3][1] Her sister ship, George IV, was also purchased by the Royal Navy for a total cost (including Messenger) of £24,977 9s.

She obtained a speed of 8.8 miles per hour (14.2 km/h) on trials with 150 short tons (140 t) of fuel loaded.

Fuel consumption was about 16 long hundredweight (810 kg) of coal per hour at an average speed of 5+1⁄2 knots (10.2 km/h).