The British East India Company (EIC) chartered her for a voyage to Bengal.

Captain Thomas Barnard was sworn into the EIC's service on 29 June 1796.

Martha was lost on the Gasper Sand, Hooghli River, on 10 August 1797.

[1] The EIC reported that it had no cargo aboard, and that Martha was lost "going on an expedition".

The EIC held several vessels in India to support the expedition.