French ship La Bienvenue (1788)

History
French Navy Ensign (1790-1794)France
NameLa Royalist, La Bienvenue
BuilderGouet and Deros
Launched7 May 1788
RenamedOctober 1792, January 1793
Captured20 March 1794
Royal Navy Ensign (1707 - 1800)Great Britain
NameHMS Undaunted
Renamed30 March 1795
FateSold
General characteristics As built
Class and type20-gun flûte
Tons burthen699 tons bm
Length42.2 m (138 ft)
Beam10.1 m (33 ft)
Depth4.9 m (16 ft)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament20 × 8-pounders (livre de Paris)[a]
General characteristics British service
Class and type28-gun sixth-rate frigate
Complement195

La Bienvenue was a 20-gun French warship launched at Le Havre in 1788 that made several changes in ownership and name during military conflict with the British. She briefly became La Royalist in October 1792 before reverting to her original name in January the following year. She was serving as a prison ship at Martinique when she was captured by the British in 1794.