French frigate Justice (1794)
Courageuse was a 40-gun of the French Navy, completed in 1794 and renamed Justice in April 1795. The British and Ottomans captured her in 1801 at the siege of Alexandria and she became a prize to the Ottomans. Career. "Justice" was named "Courageuse" on 5 October 1794 in error; there was already a "Courageuse" in service. She was renamed "Justice" on 20 April 1795. Between January and September 1796 "Justice" was in the Dardanelles, under the command of "capitaine de vaisseau" Dalbarde, and sailed from Constantinople to Toulon. From 14 May 1797 to 11 June  she as at Toulon, cruising the Italian coast. From 27 June to 21 April 1798 "Justice" sailed from Toulon to Corfu, then to the Adriatic, and lastly she participated in the French expedition to Egypt. In late 1797 "Justice" captured the British privateers and "Fortune" and took them into Corfu. Between 23 July 1798 and 25 July "Justice" was at Aboukir. After the frigate ran aground in Aboukir, "Justice" escorted her to Alexandria for repairs. On 2 August "Justice" was under the command of Captain Jean Villeneuve and participated in the battle of the Nile. She and sailed in the  morning and so escaped. "Justice" arrived at Valletta on 28 August 1798. Between 24 August 1800 and 1 September she sailed from Malta to Toulon, a little before the island fell to the British. Between 24 January 1801 and 3 February "Justice" sailed from Toulon to Alexandria in company with to resupply the French army there. "Justice" succeeded in evading the British blockade. Fate. She was in Alexandria when the British captured Alexandria on 2 September 1801. The British and their Ottoman allies agreed to a division of the spoils; the British received (50) and (40), and the ex-Venetian  frigate "Léoben" (26), and (ex-Venetian "Medusa") (26), while Captain Pacha ("sic") received "Causse" (ex-Venetian "Vulcano") (64), "Justice" (46), "Mantoue" (ex-Venetian "Cerere") (26), and the ex-Ottoman corvettes "Halil Bey", "Momgo Balerie", and "Salâbetnümâ". Admiral Lord Keith commander of the naval forces, gave the value of "Justice" for prize money purposes at £17,095 2s 2d.