 After being re-rigged, the vessel was re-armed with two 9-pounder guns and fourteen 24-pounder carronades.By 1814, the vessel's armament had changed to a single 18-pounder and twelve 24-pounder carronades.The vessel was constructed at Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada under the supervision of Master Shipwright John Dennis to a design by Alexander Munn and was launched on 28 May 1805 at Point Frederick.