She became a privateer in the Indian Ocean that the British captured in 1801 in a notable single - ship action and named HMS Trincomalee , but then sold in 1803 .
Gloire was a ship launched at Bayonne in 1799 as an armed merchantman .
Gloire became a privateer in the Indian Ocean that the British captured in 1801 in a notable single - ship action and named Gloire   , but then sold in 1803 .
Gloire was a ship launched at Bayonne in 1799 as an armed merchantman .