French frigate Renommée (1767)
Renommée was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. [1]
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 |
Armament: |
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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
- Il n'y a que ceux qui commandent les vaisseaux qui soient dans le cas de les perdre[1]
Citations
- Roche (2005), p. 377, volume 1.
- Contenson (1934), p. 649.
- 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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