History
France
Name	Renommée
Ordered	1770[1]
Builder	Brest[1]
Laid down	September 1767[1]
Launched	22 August 1767[1]
In service	December 1767[1]
Out of service	1784[1]
Fate	Broken up in Brest in 1784
General characteristics
Class and type	40-gun frigate
Tons burthen	600 tonnes
Length	47.1 metres
Beam	15.7 metres
Depth of hold	5.0 metres
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Upper deck: 30 × 12-pounders Lighter guns on castles

Renommée was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. ^[1]

Renommée entered service in 1767. In 1775, she underwent a refit.^[1]

In 1776, Renommée was commanded by Monteil, and part of the Escadre d'évolution under Du Chaffault.^[1][2] On 20 April 1776, she touched a reef while departing Brest. Du Chaffault defended Monteil, writing to the Navy Minister that "only those who command ships run the risk of losing them".^{[1][Note 1]} Renommée was refloated a few days after, sent to a dry dock for repairs, and returned to service in June. ^[3]

Renommée was broken up in 1784.^[1]

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