The French brig "Alerte" was launched in April 1787. The Royal Navy captured her at Toulon in August 1793, and renamed her HMS "Vigilante". The British set her on fire when they evacuated Toulon in December of that year. After the French rebuilt her as "Alerte", she served at the Battle of Aboukir Bay. The British recaptured her in June 1799 and took her into service as HMS "Minorca". "Minorca" was sold in 1802.