French frigate Renommée (1767)

Renommée was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. [1]

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Renommée.
History
France
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
Armament:
  • Upper deck: 30 × 12-pounders
  • Lighter guns on castles

Career

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 fo repairs, and returned to service in June. [3]

Renommée was broken up in 1784.[1]

Sources and references

Notes

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

Citations

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

References

  • 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. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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