She was transporting passengers from Liverpool to Australia when a shipboard fire in the South Atlantic (4°40′S 20°30′W / 4.667°S 20.500°W / -4.667; -20.500) on 5 February 1833 destroyed her.

[1] Hibernia initially sailed from Liverpool on 27 November, but needed to return for repairs caused by a storm.

[4] She left again on 6 December 1832, bound for the Cape of Good Hope, Van Diemen's Land, and Sydney.

The fire was caused when second mate, Samuel Geddes, accidentally dropped a flame onto rum in the spirit room.

[6] Nine more took to a pinnace and were rescued by the brig Isabella, Le Fere, master, and also delivered to Rio de Janeiro on 21 February.