Imperieuse, 1793
Type: ; Armament 40
Taken from the French by Admiral Gell in the Mediterranean 11 Oct 1793 ;
Disposal date or year : 1858
Notes:

30 Sep 1793 Bedford sailed from Toulon for Genoa with the Captain and brig Speedy, arriving off Genoa on 5 Oct and captured the French 36-gun frigate Modeste, and two armed tartans : Modeste was taken into the RN. The Captain then went on to Spezzia bay where, on the 11 Oct she found the French 36 gun frigate Impérieuse had been scuttled. Over the course of 2 days the vessel was raised and also became a part of the Royal Navy.

2 Apr 1794, sailed for Bastia, arriving on the 4th, which place was subsequently taken on 21 May, Captain William Wolseley.

15 Mar 1798, present when the Danish ship Matilde Marie, from Copenhagen to Mauritius, with naval stores and sundries was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station : naval stores condemned.

20 Mar 1798, present when the Danish sloop Fanny, from Roderiga, to Mauritius, laden with paddy and Indian corn was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station : vessel sunk, cargo condemned.

20 Mar 1798, present when the French brig Le Dragon, from Madagascar, to Mauritius with slaves was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station : vessel sunk, cargo condemned.

22 Mar 1798, present when the Danish sloop Forsoget, from Serampore to Mauritius with piece goods was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station : under trial.

27 Mar 1798, present when the French sloop Francis Augustus, in ballast was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station: condemned.

31 Mar 1798, present the French brig Abondance, from Madagascar to Mauritius, in ballast was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station: condemned.

29 May 1798, present when the Danish ship Christianus Septimus from Batavia to Copenhagen with coffee and sugar was detained on the Cape of Good Hope station : under trial.

20 Nov 1798, Cape of Good Hope, had sustained some damage in Table Bay, and was under repair.

1 Jan 1799, Capt. Right Hon. Lord Augustus Fltzroy. At the Cape.

1804 Renamed Unite