It apparently took some time for news of the name change to diffuse fully. "Lloyd's List" reported that the brig "Diligente" detained the American schooner "Polly", which was sailing from Havana to New Orleans, and sent her into Jamaica. In September 1807 "Prudent" was renamed HMS "Wolf". In March 1808 Lieutenant Edmund Waller replaced Hall. On 1 May 1808, "Wolf" was escorting a convoy sailing from Jamaica to London when the convoy commander, Captain Sir Charles Brisbane, in , sent Waller to round up the slowest vessels. As Waller was doing so, he sighted a strange sail to the south-east, and immediately gave chase. After a chase of two hours, "Wolf" was able to capture the Spanish privateer schooner "Braganza", Joseph Caudanio, captain, of one gun and 54 men. She was 22 days out of Carthagena and had captured the "Anne", one of the vessels in the convoy. After another chase, this of four hours, "Wolf" succeeded in recapturing the "Anne". "Wolf" sent the recaptured "Ann", Braugh, master, into the fleet. Lieutenant Waller's promotion to Commander was confirmed on 20 July 1808. "Wolf" arrived at Plymouth on 21 July. She was paid off there and laid up. She was sold in June 1811.