British fireship 'Renown' (1651)

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Renown
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Fourth Rate ship 'La Renommée' (1648) (24) 1648-1651 French 24 Gun 4th Rate Ship
Captured	12.1651	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1610
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Sold	1654	B028

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Burthen300Ton

Date# of MenNotesSource
165230 BWAS-1603

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 1653Commander1653Commander

DateEventSource
12.1651Captured by NonsuchB028
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

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