French schooner Biche (1798)

The Biche was a French schooner launched in 1798. She is primarily known for her role in commerce raiding and privateering during the Quasi-War with the United States and the Napoleonic Wars. Details of her construction and specific dimensions are scarce, but as a schooner, she would have been a relatively fast and maneuverable vessel, well-suited for intercepting merchant ships. The Biche's operational history likely included capturing enemy vessels, which would then be brought into port to be condemned as prizes. Information regarding her ultimate fate – whether she was captured, wrecked, or decommissioned – is difficult to ascertain definitively without further historical records.