Sir Richard Strachan's squadron captured her in 1795 in Cartaret Bay, and the Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Crachefeu.

She escorted convoys between Cherbourg and Saint-Malo, and cruised in the vicinity of the island of Jersey and off the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula).

[3] Then from 30 December to 29 April 1795, still under Menage's command, she escorted a convoy from Granville to Carteret, cruised in the vicinity of Chausey, and took up station at Regnéville-sur-Mer.

Two Frenchmen, one a customs official and one a farmer, were killed assisting the guns of the fort, which amounted to three 24-pounders, one of which was dismounted during the action.

[7] The Navy commissioned Crachefeu (or Crache feu) in July 1795 under the command of Lieutenant Lewis Mortlock,[8] who moved from Badger.

Admiralty records hold a letter dated 4 February 1802 that states that "The Crachefeu, formally a gun vessel which was used for many years about moorings and anchors in Martinique, has been frequently sunk and is riddled with worms.

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