On 18 December 1782, she departed Toulon with the frigates Précieuse and Prosélyte to escort a convoy to the Caribbean, comprising the fluyts Gracieuse, Rhône and Durance. In 1784, she sailed for a mission to the Middle East under Pierre-Dimas Thierry, Marquis de la Prévalaye, and in 1789 she was sent to Martinique.