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} |} HMS ''Java'' was a British Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate. She was originally launched in 1805 as the ''Renommée'', described as a 40-gun ''Pallas''-class French Navy frigate, but the vessel actually carried 46 guns. The British captured her in 1811 in a noteworthy action during the Battle of Tamatave, but she is most famous for her defeat on 29 December 1812 in a three-hour single-ship action against the . The ''Java'' had a crew of about 277 but during her engagement with ''Constitution'' her complement was 475.〔Hollis, 1900 pp.136-137〕 ==French service== In May 1811, she was part of a three-sail squadron under François Roquebert, comprising ''Renommée'', ''Clorinde'' and ''Néréide'',〔(''Naval history of Great Britain'', by William James )〕 and ferrying troops to Mauritius. On 20 May, the French encountered a British squadron comprising ''Astraea'', ''Phoebe'', ''Galatea'', and ''Racehorse''. In the ensuing Battle of Tamatave, ''Renommée'' struck after her mainsail was set on fire. The British captured ''Néréide'' five days later at Tamatave, Madagascar. ''Clorinde'', commanded by Jacques de Saint-Cricq, escaped. The British brought ''Renommée'' into service as ''Java'' and ''Néréide'' as ''Madagascar''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Java (1811)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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