[3] 1st whaling voyage (1814–1815): Zephyr, Perry, master, sailed from Deal on 18 April 1814, bound for the South Seas.

[8] 2nd whaling voyage (1815–1818): Captain Morris sailed from London on 6 October 1815, bound for the waters off the West Coast of South America.

[8] On 31 March 1817, she was off the coast of Peru when Captain Morris and three crew members drowned while going from the shore to the ship.

[8] 3rd whaling voyage (1818–1821): Captain P. Stavers (or Sturges) sailed from London on 8 September 1818, bound for the Galapagos Islands.

Between her third and fourth whaling voyages Zephyr, changed hands several times and traded with South America.

[8] 5th whaling voyage (1826–1829): Captain Kell sailed from London on 17 August 1826, bound for the Sandwich Islands.

[8] 6th whaling voyage (1826–1829): Captain Billinghurst (or Balinest, or Billinghouse), sailed from London on 22 October 1829, bound for Timor and the Japans.

Dr. John Lyell, of Ranger, kept a journal in which he recorded that the local inhabitants attempted to capture Zephyr whilst most of her crew were onshore.

The crew managed to release two large dogs from below and succeeded in forcing the natives off the vessel, killing some.

[8] 7th whaling voyage (1833–1837): Captain Thommpson sailed from England on 1 November 1833, bound for the Seychelles and Timor.