She served briefly in the Royal Navy, including at the battle of Genoa in 1795, until she was burned in October 1796 to prevent her falling into French hands.

On 18 December 1782, she departed Toulon with the frigates Précieuse and Prosélyte to escort a convoy to the Caribbean, comprising the fluyts Gracieuse, Rhône and Durance.

[1] In November - December 1790, she was under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, who sailed from Toulon to Algiers with M. Vallière, France's consul general in Algeria.

The battle, between British and Neapolitan warships under Vice-Admiral William Hotham and a French fleet under Rear-Admiral Pierre Martin, ended in a British-Neapolitan victory.

[4][11] The British burnt Poulette and her sister ship Belette on 20 October 1796 at Ajaccio in the face of the advancing French troops.