French ship Africain

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

  • Africain (1701), a 44-gun ship of the line, hulked in Rochefort in 1723.[1]
  • Africain (1769), a 26-gun flûte, broken up in 1780.[1]
  • Africain (1795), a 1-gun flûte, of uncertain origin in service May to September 1795 at Pasjes[2]
  • Africain (1819), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, decommissioned in Saint Louis, Senegal, in 1827.[1][3]
  • Africain (1832), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, decommissioned in Saint Louis, Senegal, in 1838.[1][4]
  • Africain (1858), a paddle-wheel steam aviso, broken up in 1878.[1][5]
  • Arabe (1858), named Africain 1879–1881, last mentioned 1882.[5]

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Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Roche, vol.1, p. 23
    2. ↑ Winfield and Roberts (2015), p. 378.
    3. ↑ Winfield and Roberts (2015), pp. 315–316.
    4. ↑ Winfield and Roberts (2015), p. 321.
    5. 1 2 Winfield and Roberts (2015), p. 350.

    References

    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 23-24. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 – 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042
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