She was built by Adrian Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 8 December 1757.
Under Brett on 5 June 1758 she was part of the major British raid on St Malo (totalling around 50 ships).
In September 1760 under Captain Richard Kempenfelt, she was part of the Siege of Pondicherry (1760).
She became flagship of the Commander-In-Chief East Indies Station, Rear-Admiral Charles Steevens and his successor Vice-Admiral Samuel Cornish.
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