French frigate Renommée (1767)
| History | |
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| Name | Renommée |
| Ordered | 1770[1] |
| Builder | Brest[1] |
| Laid down | September 1767[1] |
| Launched | 22 August 1767[1] |
| In service | December 1767[1] |
| Out of service | 1784[1] |
| Fate | Broken up in Brest in 1784 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 40-gun frigate |
| Tons burthen | 600 tonnes |
| Length | 47.1 metres |
| Beam | 15.7 metres |
| Depth of hold | 5.0 metres |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Renommée was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. [1]
Career
[edit]Renommée entered service in 1767. In 1775, she underwent a refit.[1]
In 1776, Renommée was commanded by Monteil, and part of the Escadre d'évolution under Du Chaffault.[1][2] 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".[1][Note 1] Renommée was refloated a few days after, sent to a dry dock for repairs, and returned to service in June. [3]
Renommée was broken up in 1784.[1]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.