The French Navy took "Active" into service under her existing name. In November 1789 she was on the Martinique station and under the command of "capitaine de vaisseau" Jean Baptiste Prévost de Sansac, marquis de Traversay. When news of the fall of the Bastille reached the island, French troops there revolted and were sent home. In April 1790 Traversay sailed "Active" to Lorient as she repatriated troops from Martinique. "Active" was condemned in November 1794 at Brest and broken up in 1795.