The Royalist ships which participated in the withdrawal were subsequently seized by the Allies. One frigate, "Alceste", was gifted to the Sardinan Navy in appreciation of their contribution, but was recaptured by the French six months later. The Spanish Navy took possession of the corvette "Petite Aurore", and the rest were taken into the Royal Navy. Of the large prizes, only "Pompée" went on to see full service, fighting at the First Battle of Algeciras in 1801. "Puissant" spent the remainder of the war on harbour duties and the huge "Commerce de Marseille", although described as "the most beautiful ship that had hitherto been seen" proved to be wildly unstable when employed in the Atlantic and she too spent the rest of her career in port. Of the captured frigates only "Aréthuse", "Perle" and "Topaze" were considered to be valuable acquisitions, the others only deployed on local service in the Mediterranean.