British Sixth Rate frigate 'Fame' (1747)

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Fame -> 1748 Renown	6153
Nominal Guns	30	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Renommée' (1744) (30)
Named	28.1.1747/48	BWAS-1714
Captured	27.9.1747	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.1.1747/48	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Sirene Class	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	NNF-1715
Constructor	François-Guillaume Clairin Deslauriers	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	5.1771	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 2"Imperial Feet38.4068
Length of Keel103' 7"Imperial Feet31.4537
Breadth34' 10 ½"Imperial Feet10.3759
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen669 ⁵³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1748Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1748220 BWAS-1714

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1747/48 - 15.4.1751CaptainWashington Shirley (1722-1778) ADM 6/17/315BWAS-171416.5.1758 - 16.4.1761CaptainGeorge Mackenzie (d.1780) ADM 6/18/513BWAS-171416.4.1761 - 25.8.1764CaptainFrederick Lewis Maitland (1729/30-1786) ADM 6/19/355
Issued by Charles Holmes (1711-1761)
Commission confirmed 9.10.1761BWAS-171420.6.1765 - 30.7.1765CaptainJohn Macbride (c.1735-1800) ADM 6/20/78BWAS-171429.11.1766 - 26.5.1768CaptainRichard Bickerton (1727-1792) ADM 6/20/148ODNB26.5.1768 - 1.9.1769CaptainThe Hon. George Murray (1741-1797)BWAS-17141.9.1769 - 31.7.1770CaptainThomas Fitzherbert (1727-1794) ADM 6/20/290
Issued by Arthur Forrest (c.1716-1770), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 6.9.1770ADM 6/2010.1.1771 - 21.3.1771CaptainWilliam Peere Williams (1740/41-1832) ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/20

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1747/48 - 20.5.1748First LieutenantDaniel Molyneux Cook (d.1750) ADM 6/17/315ADM 6/1720.5.1748 - 24.11.1750Second LieutenantDaniel Molyneux Cook (d.1750) ADM 3/17/358ADM 6/1724.11.1750 - 15.4.1751Second LieutenantDavid Phipps (d.1811) ADM 6/17/545
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 4.4.1751ADM 6/1726.1.1750/51 - 15.4.1751First LieutenantHenry Smith (c.1723-c.1757) ADM 6/17/546
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 18.4.1751ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
24.6.1748 - 15.4.1751Midshipman ExtraThomas Jones (c.1706-1769) ADM 6/17/364ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
12.11.1747Arrived in PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1.1748Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
28.1.1747/48Renamed RenownBWAS-1714
14.5.1748Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5103.16.7dBWAS-1714
7.1748Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
15.4.1751

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 6/18
1.6.1751SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1757Began great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1758Operations against St Malo, Cherbourg and St Cas until SeptemberBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
29.6.1758Took the Frigate La Guirlande (22) in the Channel
7.1758Completed great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10754.14.3dBWAS-1714
13.11.1758Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
1760At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1761At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1762Carrying troops to OportoBWAS-1714
6.3.1762Took the Privateer Le Saujon (8) off ScillyBG
8.3.1762Took the Privateer Le Comte d'Hérouville (16) off the LizardBG
18.3.1762Took the Privateer Le Sequier (12)
24.3.1762Took the Snow Le Domesville (8) 12 leagues S. W. from Scilly.BG
5.1764Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1808.14.0dBWAS-1714
25.8.1764

Paid off

ADM 51
27.8.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1764Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
16.4.1767Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1768At JamaicaBWAS-1714
31.7.1770

Returned home to pay off

ADM 51
9.4.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1771Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BGOfficialWeb Site

ADM 51 Archive

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