 On 18 December 1782, she departed Toulon with the frigates "Précieuse" and "Prosélyte", and the corvette "Poulette", in a convoy bound for the Caribbean, that also included the fluyts "Gracieuse" and "Rhône".A decade later, on 29 September 1791, "Espérance" under Captain Huon de Kermadec, and "Recherche" sailed from Brest to New Caledonia.They were on a mission under the command of Admiral d'Entrecasteaux in search of the explorer Lapérouse.