French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Renommée' (1797)

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La Renommée ➡ 1797 Dubois
Nominal Guns	64	FWAS1786
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Fama' (1784) (64) 1784-1798 Venetian 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	28.10.1797	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	1798	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Venice	ref:526
Ship Class	Fama Class (1782)	ref:526
Constructor	Giovanni Domenico GiacomazziVenetian Ship Builder	ref:526
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Second Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Scuttled	1801	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck138Venetian Piedi47.9826 (157′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122Venetian Piedi42.4194 (139′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1798Broadside Weight = 420 French Livre (453.264 lbs 205.59 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
11.11.1797Renamed DuboisFWAS1786
8.1798Refitted as a 62 gun Third Rate Ship of the LineFWAS1786

Notes on Ship

OriginE-WIKI
ex-Venetian Fama, captured at Venice 1797?

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:526Authority, Document

ref:617Gruppo Modellistico Trentino di Studio e recerca storica, Book

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