Between March and November 1800, Découverte was under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Passart, carrying despatches between Brest and Ferrol.

The boats of HMS Bellerophon and HMS Elephant went in during the night of 22 November and captured the schooner, which turned out to be the Decouvert, of six 6-pounder guns, six brass swivel guns, and a crew of 52 men under the command of ensign de vaisseau Froyant.

The launches met with some resistance, but the British suffered no casualties; Découverte had two men wounded.

The Royal Navy commissioned HMS Decouverte in May 1804 at Jamaica under the command of Lieutenant E.

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