She was commissioned in 1772, and served in the squadron of the Mediterranean, with a refit in 1775, and another in 1778. On 4 May 1779, off Gibraltar, she took part in a naval action with Victoire against the 32-gun frigates HMS Thetis and Montreal. Montreal was captured, while Thetis managed to escape. She took part in the American war of Independence, notably fighting gallantly at the Battle of the Saintes, where she collided with Duc de Bourgogne She was wrecked on 4 February 1783 off Curaçao with the loss of 80.