Sappho was launched in Whitby in 1813, and moved her registration to London in 1814.

She made a voyage to Bombay and one to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC).

British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.

[4] On 30 March 1817 Sappho, C.Hall, master, sailed for Bombay, under a license from the EIC.

[5] On 10 September 1819, Sappho, F.G.Stewart, sailed for Fort William, (Calcutta).