French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Ems' (1812)

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L'Ems ➡ 1814 Africaine
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1800
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1811	NNF-1800
Launched	26.5.1812	NNF-1800
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1800
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Pallas Class (1805)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	NNF-1800
Constructor	Alexandre Notaire-GranvilleFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1800
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Wrecked	5.1822	NNF-1800

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck46.93Meters153′ 11″ Imperial
Length of Keel42.41Meters139′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth11.91Meters39′ 0″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.20Meters20′ 4″ Imperial
Burthen790Ton

Armament

26.5.1812Broadside Weight = 428 French Livre (461.8976 lbs 209.506 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805344Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1814Renamed AfricaineNNF-1800
24.3.1821Took the Privateer in the Caribbean .ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 5th of July 2026 18:25

Portsmouth, 9 December 1815: The Africaine, Hon Captain Rodney, arrived on Wednesday from the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena. She sailed from the Cape with the Rose merchant ship, in company, on the 9th Sept, and arrived at St Helena on the 24th, whence she sailed with she ship before-mentioned, and the Partridge, another merchant vessel, on the 1st Oct. Both the merchant vessels parted company on the 17th ult during a very heavy gale of wind, in which the Africaine sprung several leaks and sustained considerable damage. [Hampshire Chronicle, 11 December 1815]

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