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Modeste, 1793
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36
Taken : 1793 ; Disposal date or year : 1814
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.

8 Mar to 2 Sep 1801 Services off the coast of Egypt.

1805 Lower Hope, Thames, in Ordinary ; Floating Battery.

8 Oct 1808 cruising off Sandshead, bay of Bengal, after a nine hours' chase, and a running fight of nearly one hour, captured the French corvette Jéna [Jean], which was added to the British navy under the name of the ship-sloop Victor.

3 Aug 1811 a part of the fleet involved in the invasion of Java, which terminated with the surrender of Dutch and French forces on 16 Sep.

6 Feb 1813 captured the French privateer Furet.

Portsmouth 7 Feb 1813 Arrived from the East Indies.