Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mushure meizvi haana kuzova nemutungamiri kusvikira muna 1778, paakagadzwa kuva 74-gun ichangobva kuvakwa, uye akashanda muChannel Fleet kuburikidza na 1779 na 1780. Pashure pacho akaenda kuWest Indies sechikamu chechikwata naSir Samuel Hood, uye akanga aripo muchiito cheFort Royal
muMartinique musi wa 29 Kubvumbi 1781, uye muchiitiko cheChesapeake musi wa 5 Gunyana. Nemhaka yehurongwa hwakakanganisika hwemaitiro panguva iyoyo uye hunenge hunomanikidzwa, "Alfred" haana kutora chikamu chinoshingaira mune imwe yehondo idzi, mamiriro ezvinhu ayo akazokurukurwa zvakanyanya.