Several French vessels named Adèle operated in the Indian Ocean theatre in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Adèle was built in Mauritius and registered and owned by the firm of Merle, Cabot & Co.[2] In 1803, Adèle sailed from the Isle de France (now Mauritius), to Port Jackson, New Holland, under the command of Louis Ruault Coutance, a former naval officer (Lieutenant de vaisseau).

[3] On 24 June 1807, the "corsair, owner Bonaffé," advertised that she was about to leave on a cruise in July and needed 15 Mozambiquers for her crew.

[1] Captain Caulfield, of Russell, reported that he had captured Adèle in the Indian Ocean, about 135 km off the coast of Burma (17°05′N 93°13′E / 17.083°N 93.217°E / 17.083; 93.217).

Adèle had sailed from Isle de France on 14 July, and carried "seven months' water and provisions for one hundred and fifty men".