[3] For 53 years the ship was a trading vessel for bricks, tiles and other goods, mainly in the Severn estuary and to Ireland.

[4][5][6] The ship retired from service in the 1960s and was found derelict by Leslie Morrish, the present owner, in 1965.

[5][6] The ship was a charter vessel in the Caribbean until she sank due to a fire in 2003 at Marigot, Saint Martin and was restored once more.

[7][8][2][6] She ran aground off Arran on the way to the Tall Ships Race in Greenock July 2011, before being refloated.

[9] The ship sailed from Plymouth with an international crew called the New Dawn Traders to promote the transport of goods by sailing ships and to take goods including beer, olive oil, cocoa and coffee over the Atlantic.