Renown (captured 1747)

Scale 1:48. A body plan showing the stern board outline, sheer lines with some inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Renown (1747), a captured French Frigate prior to fitting as a 30-gun Sixth Rate Frigate.
Reverse: Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan outlines, individual waterline plans, for comparing the underwater shape of Renown (1747) and 20-gun gunships. Note that the dimensions for the 20-gun ship relate to the 1745 Establishment 24-gun ship of 113 foot.

NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 294, states that Renomme arrived at Plymouth Dockyard on 12 November 1747 and was docked on 5 February 1748. She was undocked on 7 February and graved 23 March. She was undocked again on 4 April 1748, and sailed on 14 May 1748. Renomme was originally named 'Fame' by Admiralty Order on 23 November 1747, only to be renamed 'Renown' on 28 January 1748.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ3128
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ranger (captured 1747); Renown (captured 1747)
Date made: circa 1747
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 475 mm x 1186 mm