She made one voyage as a whaler that resulted in pirates taking her in 1821, killing her master and at least some of her crew, and burning her.

[5] Lloyd's List reported on 11 March 1800 that Perseverance, Norman, master, had been sailing from Baltimore to London when the privateer Mars captured her.

[1] The Register of Shipping for 1809 shows Perseverance's master as D. Isbetser, her owner as Buckle & Co., and her trade as London–Hayti.

[6] Captain Clark sailed Perseverance from England on 1 February 1820, bound for whaling off the coast of Peru.

[9] She had been anchored at Santa Maria in March 1821 when a boat belonging to the pirate Vicente Benavides captured her; she was later burnt in the Tubul River (37°13′59″S 73°26′35″W / 37.233°S 73.443°W / -37.233; -73.443).