British Fourth Rate ship 'Renown' (1774)

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4th Rate Ship of the Line
1744 Renamed "Eagle"
1745 Renamed "Centurion"
(1733)
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Renown
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.12.1770	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.12.1774	B028
First Commissioned	21.7.1775	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Portland Class	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1765	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Daniel FurzerBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	12.1794	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008
Length of Keel119' 8"Imperial Feet36.2819
Breadth40' 7 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold17' 4 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,050 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1775Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1781Broadside Weight = 486 Imperial Pound ( 220.401 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.4.1766350Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.7.1775 - 18.6.1777Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/21/106BWAS-171419.6.1777 - 9.9.1777Acting CaptainBWAS-17149.9.1777 - 26.11.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/456
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 1.10.1778ADM 6/219.9.1777 - 6.12.1780Captain ADM 6/22/52
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 23.11.1779BWAS-17141.8.1780 - 10.11.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/297
Issued by
Confirmed 12.6.1781ADM 6/226.12.1780 - 4.8.1784Captain ADM 6/22/205BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1780MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1775 - 1776Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
1775Began fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
7.1775CommissionedBWAS-1714
16.9.1775Completed at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £20328.15.11dBWAS-1714
16.9.1775Completed fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £4334.19.6dBWAS-1714
30.9.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1776In New YorkBWAS-1714
6.12.1776Occupation of Rhode Island
13.8.1778Renown vs Languedoc
29.5.1779Took the Privateer
5.7.1779At NewhavenBWAS-1714
1.1780In Charleston OperationsBWAS-1714
5.1780End of Charleston OperationsBWAS-1714
11.1780Began fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
2.1781Completed fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £7362.7.9dBWAS-1714
12.12.1781Action of 1781-12-12
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
28.10.1782Took the Privateer
8.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1794Refitted as a Other Vessels Lazarette
12.1794Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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