Captain Franklin left Portsmouth on 14 March 1810, bound for Madras and Bengal. She reached Madras on 8 July and arrived at Diamond Harbour 29 July. Outward bound, she was at Saugor at 30 August, and Mauritius on 29 November. She may have been transporting troops or material to support the British invasion of Mauritius. She then returned to Diamond Harbor on 23 February 1811.