The French Navy requisitioned her in January 1794 and classed her as a corvette and listed her as Jean Bart No.

[1] On 15 April 1795, a naval squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren gave chase to Jean Bart, described in the report of the capture as being a ship-corvette of 26 guns and 187 men.

The actual captor, off the Île de Ré, was HMS Artois.

[3] The Royal Navy took Jean Bart into service as the post ship HMS Laurel.

[5] In May 1796 Laurel participated in the capture of Saint Lucia under Rear Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and General Ralph Abercrombie,[4] and shared in the prize money for the capture.