The Perseus was a sailing ship built in 1799 at Stockton-on-Tees, England. Her first trade was as a London-based transport, with T. Ellerby as master. Her next trade was London-Jamaica, under John Dick, master. During 1801, her trade became London-Botany Bay. Under the command of John Davison, she sailed from Spithead, England on 12 February 1802, in company with Coromandel. She reached Rio de Janeiro on 9 April, and the Cape on 25 May. At the Cape Davison purchased a number of head of cattle. By 1809-10 Perseus was a transport operating out of Cowes. She is no longer listed in 1811.