HMS Superieure was the French privateer Supérieure, which was built in 1801 in Baltimore, Maryland, and which the British captured in 1803 in the West Indies, and took into the Royal Navy.

She participated in several notable single-ship actions, including one in which she harassed a frigate, and two campaigns that would, in 1847, earn her surviving crew members the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM).

Her owners, Robert Charles Boislandry and Felix Imbert, received a temporary registration at the Baltimore Customs House on 7 January 1801.

Notations on the record report that Superior was sold to the French navy while she was anchored at Saint Barthélemy.

Fromow was in command on 6 February 1804 when Superieure captured the French privateer schooner Serpent after a chase of two hours.

[9] Before 9 March, Superieure also destroyed the barge Mardigras, which was armed with two guns and had a crew of 24 "White Men", who were sent to Jamaica.

They encountered a French vessel, which they had to chase for four hours, exchanging fire as they went, before they succeeded in capturing her near Monto Christ.

She was pilot-boat built and had recently undergone a refit at "Jago" and was "one of the fastest sailing Cruizers out of Guadaloupe".

[13] A nine-hour chase on 24 July resulted in Superieure capturing the Spanish privateer felucca Santa Maria Magdalena (alias Son Sorito).

[15] On 5 July, Hercule, Surveillante, Fortunee, Echo, and Superieure shared in the capture of the Spanish ship Josepha.

[16] On 25 August Dacres 1806 formed a small squadron under the command of Captain George Le Geyt of the 18-gun Stork.

[15] Two days later Superieure captured the Spanish armed schooner San Juan, of three guns and 320 men, after a slight resistance.

The sanguinary engagement between the two vessels lasted an hour and a quarter, with Buller being killed instantly by a musket ball to the head while attempting to board the privateer early in the fight.

At some point (acting) Lieutenant William Robilliard replaced Hodge;[4] Robillard was in command on 22 April 1808.

[22] when Goree, under Commander Joseph Spear, engaged the French brigs Palinure and Pilade in an inconclusive action.

The French brigs sailed away, with Superieure chasing them; Goree was too damaged in her masts and rigging to continue the engagement.

Superieure and Pilade maintained a running fight until the French brigs reached the protection of shore batteries at the Saintes.

[23] In late 1808 Superieure captured and brought into Barbados the French schooner Polly, bound to Bourdeaux from Martinique with a valuable cargo.

On 8 February, Superieure and Asp were close to the Virgin Islands when they sighted the French frigate Junon, which had left the Saintes four days earlier.

Superieure, which reportedly had only four 18-pounder carronades mounted, fired some shots, which drew the attention of the British frigate Latona.

Junon was carrying some sugar and cargo, which resulted in prize money (over and above that for the vessel itself) for all five British captors (i.e., including Asp).

Senhouse received a promotion to commander on 2 June 1809, and in turn was replaced by Lieutenant Henry Conyngham Coxen (or Coxon).