In 1797 her captain was commodore of a small group of East Indiamen that managed to bluff a French squadron of warships into sailing away to avoid an engagement.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 13 January 1792, reached St Helena on 3 April, and arrived at the Downs on 17 May.

[5] The British government held Woodford at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France (Mauritius).

[1] At Colombo Woodford met up with five other East Indiamen,: Alfred, Ocean, Taunton Castle, Canton, and Boddam (1787 EIC ship).

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 9 June, reached the Cape of Good Hope on 3 December and St Helena on 3 January 1798, and arrived at the Downs on 17 March.

[1] She sailed form Bombay on 23 January 1800 in company with Albion to gather pepper on the Malabar Coast prior to returning to England.

Woodford reached Rio de Janeiro on 31 July and Penang on 31 October, and arrived at Whampoa on 1 February 1802.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 30 March, reached St Helena on 10 July, and arrived at the Downs on 11 September.

The officers in charge of the press gangs thought this mere bravado and pulled alongside the Indiamen, only to meet a severe resistance from the crewmen, who had absolutely no desire to serve in the Royal Navy.

The men from Immortalite suffered several injuries from shot and pike that were thrown at them, and eventually the marines opened fire with muskets, killing two sailors on Woodford.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 10 March, reached St Helena on 9 July, and arrived at the Downs on 12 September.

Woodford reached Madras on 10 July, Penang on 17 August, and Malacca on 11 September, before arriving at Whampoa on 12 October.