Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy.

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.

Quasi War:On 30 June, 1799 captured American armed ship "Mary Ann", 22 guns, sending her into Cadiz, Spain.

[1] She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804.

In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816.