was the flagship of the naval station of Cancale. She comprised the Cancale division together with her sister ship , under Captain Monnier. In December, she took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver under Captain Moncousu; upon departure, she broke her cables, but unlike the ill-fated Républicain, she managed to reach the open sea, followed by the frigate . However, the damage sustained in the incident forced her to cancel her departure, and she returned to Brest. In February 1795, Redoutable was the flagship of a division under Rear Admiral Kerguelen within the fleet of Brest, under Villaret-Joyeuse. Still under Captain Moncousu and with Commander Bourayne as first officer, she took part in the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795, where her poor sailing properties compelled the frigate , under Captain Bergeret, to take her in tow. During the battle, she was one of the few ships of observe Villaret-Joyeuse's orders to support Alexandre. Later, along with Tigre, she attempted to support Formidable, but to no avail as Formidables tops caught fire and she ceased all resistance to save herself, eventually striking her colours. After the battle, she sailed back to Port-Louis, near Lorient, In December 1796, Redoutable took part in the Expédition d'Irlande under Moncousu, by then promoted to rear admiral, and was the first French ship to reach Bantry Bay, after rallying elements of the French fleet. In the night of 22 to 23 December, she accidentally collided with Nielly's flagship, the frigate , dismasting her of her bowsprit, foremast, and mizzen; only her mainmast stayed upright. the 74-gun took Résolue in tow and returned with her to Brest, where they arrived on 30 December; Redoutable eventually limped back to Brest, where she arrived on 5 January 1797, in consort with , , and , and four frigates. Service in the Caribbean In March 1802, the Redoutable was the flagship of a squadron of two ships of the line and four frigates under Admiral Bouvet sent to reinforce Guadeloupe in 1802 and in the Saint-Domingue expedition in 1803, departing on 9 January from Ajaccio with troops and arriving on 4 February. In 1803, Redoutable, under Captain Siméon, was part of a naval division under Rear Admiral Bedout, based in Saint-Domingue. The division was composed of the 74-gun as flagship, with Captain Bourdé as Bedout's flag officer; the 74-guns Redoutable and , under Captain Gourrège; the frigate