The Régénérée was a French Cocarde-class frigate armed with 40 guns, built for the French Navy during the late 18th century. She played an active role in various naval engagements and expeditions before her capture by the British in 1801. Under French command, she was part of a squadron under Sercey in 1796 and participated in the action of 8 September 1796 at Île de France, which was a notable event in her career. The vessel was involved in several notable captures and engagements, including the capture of the American ship Betsey in April 1797. Throughout 1798, Régénérée engaged in inconclusive battles against British sixth-rate frigates, notably the Pearl off Sierra Leone and the Brilliant off Tenerife. These encounters resulted in casualties but no decisive victory. In early 1800, she was tasked with ferrying supplies to Alexandria, a mission that was nearly compromised when HMS Phoebe captured her companion ship, Africaine, east of Gibraltar. Despite this, Régénérée successfully entered Alexandria on 2 March 1801, during the siege of the city, by passing through the British fleet and raising her French flag just before entering the harbor. At the capitulation of Alexandria on 29 September 1801, Régénérée was among the French warships and Venetian vessels surrendered to the British. The British, under Admiral Lord Keith, valued her prize money at over 16,700 pounds. She was then temporarily incorporated into the Royal Navy as HMS Alexandria under Captain Alexander Wilson, who transported her to Britain, arriving at Portsmouth on 1 April 1802. Subsequently, she was taken to Chatham and paid off, but she was never commissioned for active service and was ultimately broken up in 1804. The Régénérée's service reflects her significance as a versatile frigate involved in key naval operations during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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