The
French-built
frigate Renommée was taken by the
British near
Madagascar and renamed HMS Java. She carried 38 guns and was under the command of Captain Harry Lambert during the
War of 1812, when she met the American frigate
USS Constitution of 44 guns off the coast of
Brazil, in what would be her last battle, which lasted for three hours on
December 29,
1812. HMS Java was a new frigate, well supplied and manned, and proved to be well handled and well fought. She was carrying additional personnel for other ships at the time and included another ship's commanding Captain in transit. In any case she proved to be a tougher opponent than
HMS Guerriere did for the USS Constitution. After the surrender she was deemed unfit for repair and subsequently burned.
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