The Royal Navy captured her in October 1798 and took her into service as HMS Coquille, but an accidental fire destroyed her in December 1798.

[2] The British squadron was under the command of Captain Sir John Borlase Warren in Pomone, and included Anson, Artois and Galatea.

[3] The British captured four brigs from the convoy and Warren instructed the hired armed lugger Valiant to take them to the nearest port.

[4]) The British squadron then engaged the French warships escorting the convoy but were not able to bring them to a full battle before having to give up the chase due to the onset of dark and the dangerous location.

Galatea was the only vessel in the British squadron to suffer casualties; she lost two men killed and six wounded.

[8] While she burned to the waterline the fire nevertheless spread to the brig Endeavour, of Scarborough, which was carrying coals to Guernsey and which had grounded on the mudbank.