In late 1819 the government appointed Captain Francis Augustus Collier of HMS Liverpool to command the naval portion of a joint navy-army punitive expedition against the Joasmi (Al Qasimi) pirates at Ras al-Khaimah in the Persian Gulf.

The naval force consisted of HMS Liverpool, Eden, and Curlew, several EIC cruisers including HCS Aurora, and a number of gun and mortar boats.

[3] Eighteen transports, most of them merchant vessels registered at Bombay, carried troops and supplies.

The capture and destruction of the fortifications and ships in the port was a massive blow for the Gulf pirates.

In June 1845 Captain Faber used gunpowder to blow the hull to pieces as it had become a hazard to navigation.