Sovereign first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with Mitchell, master, Lock & Co., owners, and trade London–Suriname.

Sovereign was at São Tiago on 21 April, reached Madras on 27 August, and arrived at Calcutta on 27 September.

[1] Captain Campbell sailed from Portsmouth on 13 April 1810, bound for Madras and Bengal.

Sovereign was at São Tiago on 25 May, reached Madras on 28 August, and arrived at Calcutta on 3 October.

Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 7 December, reached St Helena on 20 March 1811, and arrived at the Downs on 13 July.

[7] Captain Campbell sailed from Portsmouth on 8 April 1812, bound for Madras and Bengal.

Homeward bound, she was the Eastern Channel on 7 January 1813, reached St Helena on 1 April, and arrived at the Downs on 5 June.

[8] Captain John Alexander Telfer sailed from the Downs on 26 March 1816, bound for China.

Sovereign was at St Helena on 10 June, she reached Batavia on 30 September, and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 7 January 1817.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 1 March, reached St Helena on 7 June, and arrived at the Downs on 8 August.

[1] Lock sold Sovereign but her new owner continued to trade with India, but under a license from the EIC.