ʃiː wʌz ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə tʃˈænəl flˈiːt ænd spˈɛnt ðə nˈɛkst fjˈuː mˈʌnθs ˌʌndɚ hɜː kˈæptɪn, ˈɛdwɚd lˈɛvɛsəŋɡˈaʊɚ, ˌɔn pɐtɹˈoʊl ˈɔf ðə kˈeɪp lˌæ hˈɑːɡ sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɔːɹ fɹˈɛntʃ kˈoʊstəl ʃˈɪpɪŋ ænd pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹz ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə slˈɪp ˌaʊɾəv ðə nˈoːɹməndi pˈoːɹt ʌv tʃˈɜːbɜːɡ.
She was attached to the Channel fleet and spent the next few months under her captain, Edward Leveson-Gower, on patrol off the Cape La Hogue searching for French coastal shipping and privateers attempting to slip out of the Normandy port of Cherbourg.