Sante Elisabeth was a 32-gun frigate of the Navy of the Knights of St John of Malta, later brought into French service as the Carthaginoise.

Built in 1782 in La Valette, Sante Elisabeth was launched the year after and served with the Maltese Navy until the isand was taken by the French during the Mediterranean campaign of 1798

Mediterranean campaign of 1798

The Mediterranean campaign of 1798 was a series of major naval operations surrounding a French expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republic sought to capture Egypt as the first stage in an effort to threaten British India, and...

, on 11 June.

Readied to sail to Alexandria, she found herself blockaded by the British Siege of Malta

Siege of Malta (1798–1800)

The Siege of Malta was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta, the largest city and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta between 1798 and 1800. Valletta had been captured by a French expeditionary force during the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, and garrisoned...

, and stay in harbour until captured when the island surrendered.

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