A year after her launch she took part in the
Battle of the Saintes captained by
Sir James Wallace. She fought in the van of Admiral
Sir George Rodney's fleet, taking twenty-six total casualties. In July she transported Lieutenant-General
Sir Robert Pigot to America. By 1806 she was assisting and in attacking coastal trade around
Ferrol and
Vigo. In December
Warrior became
flagship in the Channel. From 1809 to 1811
Warrior was based in the
Mediterranean. In October 1809 she assisted in capturing the islands of
Zante and
Cephalonia to stop the French from using them as outposts, with her guns covering the advance of the invasion force. On 10 August 1815,
Warrior collided with the British
merchant ship George in the
Atlantic Ocean.
George foundered with the loss of four lives.
Warrior rescued her survivors. In the same year
Warrior served as the flagship of
John Erskine Douglas on the
Jamaica Station. ==Fate==