HMS Renown (1798)
HMS Renown (1798) image | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Renown |
| Ordered | 10 June 1795 |
| Builder | Dudman, Deptford Wharf |
| Laid down | November 1796 |
| Launched | 2 May 1798 |
| Renamed | HMS Royal Oak, 1814 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Broken up, May 1835 |
| Notes | Harbour service from 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | America-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1899 (bm) |
| Length | 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 48 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
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HMS Renown was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was to have been named HMS Royal Oak, but the name was changed to Renown on 15 February 1796. She was launched at Deptford Wharf on 2 May 1798 and served in 1800-1801 as the flagship of Sir John Borlase Warren, initially in the English Channel.