Tiger appears in Lloyd's Register in 1776 with Jonathan Hall, master, J.H. Schneider, owner, and trade Dublin-London, changing to London-St Petersburg.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | J.Hall M.Pile | J. Hall | London–Antigua | Lengthened 1779[2] |
| 1785 | T. Wire | J. Hall | London-Southern Fisheries | Repairs 1784 |
Whaling voyage #1 (1785-1786: Captain T. Weir (or Wyer) sailed in 1785 for the Brazil Banks and Africa. In April 1786 she was at the . On 25 July she reported having taken 25 "fish" (whales). However she had not seen land for nine months and the crew was sick. She returned to England on 11 August with 35 tuns of sperm oil.[3] [4] Whaling voyage #2 (1786-1787): Captain J. Weir sailed from England on 20 September 1786 for the Brazil Banks. Tiger was reported to have been off Trinidad on 4 October, "all well". By 2 April 1787 she had 45 tons of sperm oil. She returned on 4 June 1787 with 41 tuns of sperm oil.[3] Whaling voyage #3 (1787-1788): Captain Holden Barton sailed from England on 7 September 1787, bound for the Brazil Banks. By December Tiger was at the Brazils. By 1 December she had 50 barrels of right whale oil. She returned to England on 29 May 1788 with 25 tuns of whale oil and 20 cwt of "bone" (baleen).[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | Loadman | J. Hall | London–Stockholm | Repairs in 1788 |
| 1795 | H. Gilson W. Denham | J. Hall | Liverpool-Bremmen | Good repair 1790[5] |