First convict voyage (1825): Captain Peter Reeves sailed from Cork, Ireland on 5 January 1825, and arrived in Sydney on 22 April.

EIC voyage #1 (1826): Captain William Vaughan sailed Hercules from her dock in London on 23 June 1826, bound for Bengal.

Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour on 3 January 1829, returned to Madras on 6 February, reached Saint Helena on 30 April, and arrived at The Downs on 21 June.

[3] Second convict voyage (1830): Captain Vaughn sailed from Dublin on 3 July 1830 and arrived in Sydney on 1 November 1830.

[7] Third convict voyage (1832): Captain Vaughn sailed from The Downs on 19 June 1832, and arrived in Sydney on 16 October 1832.