She was commissioned in October 1805 under Commander John Simpson. On 3 January 1806 she recaptured the ships "Argo" and "Adventure", and shared in the recapture of the "Good Intent". "Starr" was off Villa de Conde, Portugal, when she intercepted the vessels, which had been taken from a convoy that had been escorting from Newfoundland to Portugal, and both of which had been carrying cargoes of fish. "Starr" sighted "Good Intent" and signaled "Mercury", which recaptured her too. On 5 February, captured the "Baltidore", which was the privateer that had captured "Good Intent".