Brune was ordered in January 1753, ans named on 7 January 1753. In 1757, she served in a squadron under Rear-admiral Beaufremont to ferry troops to Saint-Domingue. She served as a coast-guard until August 1758, when she was decommissioned. On 18 March, she was recommissioned in Brest. On 30 January 1762, she was captured by the frigates HMS Venus and HMS Juno, after a two-hour fight. Recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Brune, she captured the French frigate Oiseau on 23 October 1762. In 1780, she captured a French ship Renard She was sold on 2 October 1792.
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| - Brune was ordered in January 1753, ans named on 7 January 1753. In 1757, she served in a squadron under Rear-admiral Beaufremont to ferry troops to Saint-Domingue. She served as a coast-guard until August 1758, when she was decommissioned. On 18 March, she was recommissioned in Brest. On 30 January 1762, she was captured by the frigates HMS Venus and HMS Juno, after a two-hour fight. Recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Brune, she captured the French frigate Oiseau on 23 October 1762. In 1780, she captured a French ship Renard She was sold on 2 October 1792.
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| - Scale model of Vestale, sister-ship of Brune, display at the Musée de la Marine in Toulon
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| - Brune was ordered in January 1753, ans named on 7 January 1753. In 1757, she served in a squadron under Rear-admiral Beaufremont to ferry troops to Saint-Domingue. She served as a coast-guard until August 1758, when she was decommissioned. On 18 March, she was recommissioned in Brest. On 30 January 1762, she was captured by the frigates HMS Venus and HMS Juno, after a two-hour fight. Recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Brune, she captured the French frigate Oiseau on 23 October 1762. In 1780, she captured a French ship Renard She was sold on 2 October 1792.
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