Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 26 November, reached St Helena on 4 March 1789, and arrived at the Downs on 6 May.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 18 November, reached St Helena on 11 APril 1794 and Galway on 20 July, and arrived at the Downs on 26 August.

Homeward bound, she was at Cox's Island on 4 December, Madras on 6 January 1796, and the Cape on 26 April.

Minerva reached Madras on 27 July and Penang on 12 October, and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 25 November.

[5][6] John Atkins tendered Minerva to the EIC in December 1800 to bring rice back from Bengal for Britain.

The tender was accepted and Captain George Richardson acquired a letter of marque on 16 December.

[1] Captain Richardson sailed from Portsmouth on 12 February 1801 and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 21 June.

[7] On 30 March 1802 the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants trading with the East Indies (the EIC), announced that on 22 April they would offer for sale 37,000 bags of rice brought by Hind, Hope, Minerva, Ceres, and Bellona.

Lloyd's Register continued to carry Minerva, Richards, master, J. Atkins, owner, trade London–India, until 1805.