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French ship Africain

Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Africain ("African"):

List

  • (1701), a 44-gun ship of the line, hulked in Rochefort in 1723.
  • (1769), a 26-gun flûte, broken up in 1780.
  • (1795), a 1-gun flûte, of uncertain origin in service May to September 1795 at Pasjes
  • (1819), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, decommissioned in Saint Louis, Senegal, in 1827.
  • (1832), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, decommissioned in Saint Louis, Senegal, in 1838.
  • (1858), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, broken up in 1878.
  • (1858), named Africain 1879–1881, last mentioned 1882.

See also

Citations

References

  • Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 – 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing).