Tom, Moody, master, was next reported to have been at the Island of May on 25 November while on her way from London to the South Seas.

In December Tom stopped in at Rio de Janeiro, needing repairs.

[4] After not finding any whales off Brazil, Tom sailed via Cape Horn to Concepcion to repair damage.

[5] In November 1805, Lloyd's List reported that "Tom, of London" was one of four British whalers detained in port on the Peruvian coast.

[6] Two weeks later Lloyd's List reported that Tom, Moody (or Mudie), master, had been taken in April at Concepcion.