On 28 December 1797 Termagant was four leagues off Spurn Head when she sighted and gave chase to a French privateer.

After four hours Termagant succeeded in capturing the schooner Victoire, of 14 guns and 74 men.

She had been out ten days during which time she had captured two colliers; she had been in pursuit of a British merchantman when Termagant first sighted her.

Between March and June 1798 Victoire was at Sheerness, undergoing fitting as a temporary fireship.

[2] The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered Victoire, of 73 tons, lying at Woolwich, for sale on 16 December 1801.