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French frigate Renommée (1767)

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History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameRenommée
Ordered1770
BuilderBrest
Laid downSeptember 1767
Launched22 August 1767
In serviceDecember 1767
Out of service1784
FateBroken up in Brest in 1784
General characteristics
Class and type40-gun frigate
Tons burthen600 tonnes
Length47.1 metres
Beam15.7 metres
Depth of hold5.0 metres
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Upper deck: 30 × 12-pounders
  • Lighter guns on castles

Renommée was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy.

Career

Renommée entered service in 1767. In 1775, she underwent a refit.

In 1776, Renommée was commanded by Monteil, and part of the Escadre d'évolution under Du Chaffault. On 20 April 1776, she touched a reef while departing Brest. Du Chaffault defended Monteil, writing to the Navy Minister that "only those who command ships run the risk of losing them". Renommée was refloated a few days after, sent to a dry dock for repairs, and returned to service in June.

Renommée was broken up in 1784.

Notes

  1. Il n'y a que ceux qui commandent les vaisseaux qui soient dans le cas de les perdre

Citations

  1. ^ Roche (2005), p. 377, volume 1.
  2. Contenson (1934), p. 649.
  3. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 82.

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