French frigate Courageuse (1778)
Courageuse was a 12-pounder Concorde class frigate of the French Navy. She was launched in 1778. The British captured her in 1799 and thereafter used her as a receiving ship or prison hulk at Malta before breaking her up in 1802. Career In 1790, under Captain de Grasse-Briançon, Courageuse was part of the Toulon squadron under Poute de Nieuil. From 2 August, she ferried troops and civil commissioners to Corsica, and cruised in the area before making a port call to Ajaccio and eventually returning to Toulon on 30 October. In 1792, under Captain de La Croix de Saint-Vallier, Courageuse sailed off Smyrna, Saloniki and Tripoli, returning to Smyrna on 6 December. In January 1793, she escorted a convoy to Marseille, and from there returned to Toulon, arriving on 12 May. Courageuse took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver in the winter of 1794–1795, under Captain Dalbarade. She was part of the naval division under Rear-admiral Renaudin, which arrived in Toulon on 2 April 1795. In the summer of 1795, she was part of the station of the Gulf of Roses, under Lieutenant Pourquier, supporting the Army of the Pyrenees in the Siege of Roses. On 9 July, she