HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate

Fifth-rate

In Britain's Royal Navy during the classic age of fighting sail, a fifth rate was the penultimate class of warships in a hierarchal system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower.-Rating:...

 frigate of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, built at Depford in 1773.

During the Revolutionary wars, as she blockaded Rochefort, she was captured in the Action of 14 December 1798

Action of 14 December 1798

The Action of 14 December 1798 was a naval skirmish between the 32-gun British frigate, HMS Ambuscade, and the French 24-gun corvette Bayonnaise...

 and brought in French service as Embuscade.

On 28 May 1803, she was recaptured by HMS Victory

HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805....

and brought back into British service as HMS Ambuscade.

She was eventually broken up in 1810.