Princess of Wales entered Lloyd's Register in 1795 with R. Mash, master, R. Webster, owner, and trade London–India.

Lloyd's List reported on 12 July 1803, that a French privateer had captured Princess of Wales, Griegg, master, as she was sailing from Jamaica to London.

Princess of Wales had only two guns, and the French prize master had only 10 men to man them and sail her, but he fought for eight hours before striking.

[7][Note 1] Captain Gregg was surprised to discover Princess of Wales in the Catwater; he had assumed that her captor had taken her to France.

[Note 5] When she was on the SE end of San Domingo, the Venezuelan privateer schooner Alvida Duanda, John Peat, master, boarded her.

Peat explained that he was part of a squadron under Admiral Brion, who had sailed on an expedition to capture Margarita Island.

[14] A Princess of Wales was reported lost in a snowstorm on 5 February 1818 on Seguin's Ledge as she was sailing from Jamaica to Bath.

[15] However, on 15 August 1818 Princess of Wales, Syms, master, sailing from London to Bath to Jamaica was reported to have been at 43°10′N 53°30′W / 43.167°N 53.500°W / 43.167; -53.500.

Lloyd's List for 9 June 1829 reported that Princess of Wales, Clyme, master, had been missing since 27 November 1828.