Albanaise was a tartane built for the purpose of transporting lumber for shipbuilding from Albania and Italy.

[2] She was built to the specifications of a design by Ricaud du Temple, the plans for which were dated 23 September 1789 and approved on 23 October 1789.

She was sailing from Toulon with provisions for Genoa when she encountered Port Mahon, which initiated the chase about 35 miles west of Corsica.

The chase lasted until early evening when Phoenix came up as Albanaise was just six miles out of Port Fino on Elba.

[9][b] The British took her into service as HMS Albanaise and commissioned her under the command of Lieutenant Francis Newcombe.

[11] In November the crew of Albanaise mutinied while she was escorting a small convoy of seven merchantmen that were carrying cattle and barley from Arzew for the garrison at Gibraltar.

[12][13] On 22 November she had captured a small Spanish vessel and taken her eight-man crew board, while putting five men aboard the prize, including master's mate John Terrel as commander.

[15] The court martial of Newcombe and his officers for their conduct during the mutiny took place on 7 June 1801 on board Kent off Alexandria.

The court gave its opinion that Lieutenant William Prosser Kent was unfit to hold a commission in the Navy because he refused, "from mistaken religious motives", to give his evidence under oath.

It further stated that it had reason to believe that Master’s Mate John Tyroll (or Tyrell), although away in a prize at the time of the mutiny, knew of the plan and had not given warning.