 "Calcutta" served in the transport role under Lieutenants Robert Arnold (June 1796 – August 1797), Edward Jekyll Canes (August 1797 – January 1798), Richard Pouldon (or Poulden, or Polden; January 1798 – December 1799).and John Anderson (December 1799 – May 1802).Under Poulden "Calcutta" was at the capture of Menorca in December 1798.