HMS Java (1811)

HMS Java was a British Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate. She was originally laid down in 1805 as 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 USS Constitution. Java had a complement of about 277, but during her engagement with Constitution she allegedly had 426 aboard, in comparison with her opponent's 475.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Renommée and HMS Java.

The capture of HMS Java by USS Constitution,
drawn by Nicholas Pocock
History
France
NameRenommée
BuilderMathurin & Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indre Nantes Ship ordered=26 March 1805
Laid downOctober 1805
Launched20 August 1808
Captured20 May 1811
United Kingdom
NameHMS Java
Acquired20 May 1811
In serviceMay 1811
Captured29 December 1812
FateBurnt on 1 January 1813
General characteristics
Class and typePallas-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen1073 41⁄94 (bm)
Length152 ft 5+1⁄2 in (46.5 m) (gundeck); 126 ft 5+1⁄2 in (38.5 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 11+3⁄8 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement397
Armament
  • 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns
  • 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 1 × 24-pounder carronade
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