Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named Victoire (French:Victory):
, was a lugger purchased in 1795 and listed until 1800. (or HMS Victor) was the French privateer schooner Victoire that the Royal Navy captured in 1797 and took into service as a fireship. The Navy sold her at the end of 1801. A tender named Victoire was part of a naval squadron at the Siege of Genoa (1800). The squadron also included , , , and , all under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Keith. Victoire may have been the privateer of two guns and 28 men that had captured near Genoa on 29 March 1800.
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