Very interesting. Well done.

The commenters below are correct about the ship versions. The ship modeled in Naval Action is the Renommee (or Renown, after capture) built in 1744 in Brest. Numerous Renommees had been constructed before her build and after her breakup in 1771. She was captured by Capt. Shirley of the Dover, a 44 gun, and taken into the Royal Navy in 1747 (old calendar), serving in the Channel Fleet and out of Port Royal, Jamaica. Her commanders were an illustrious breed from construction to breakup and she was a much sought after frigate and the fastest of her day.

Wow, this is just the Naval Action channel I've been looking for! You've just gained a subscriber!

At last! Here is a youtuber that gives me what I want: Historical Review of Naval Action ships. I hope you plan on picking up the game again now cause 6 is not enough ;)

Finally the ship i fell in love with ( got an exceptional one ) .....

loving these series of videos! Have just defected from the Royal Navy to piracy, hope to get in with your clan at some point when I'm not a total noob and settled down at Mortimer Town :P

Great job, thank you for your videos please don't stop. It's great to hear the history of these awesome ships.

Great video Axe! I really love looking into the history of these ships! Please keep them coming!

I would really like if you make subtitle on this video for more explanation.

sublime shape, pithhh

Great video! Having seen HMS Victory I have a weakness for naval history :)

For loads of information on the ship la Renommée in this video, please go to www.larenommeeship.com

could you do constitution next?

A very cool and interesting video, but I believe you may have the wrong Renommée. The one in the game is modelled after the 1744 Renommée, designed by François Clairins-Deslauriers and Blaise-Jospeh Ollivier, the famous French naval engineer, captured in 1747 by HMS Dover and renamed HMS Fame in the Royal Navy. You can tell by her transom and her figure-head, much too old-school for a ship of the 1790s. Here is a link to the French monography, with pictures of the plans, decoration and a model of the ship: ancre.fr/fr/monographies/20-monographie-de-la-renommee-fregate-de-8-1744.html

EDIT: According to the Naval Action Facebook, 24th March 2015 - this La Renommée is the 1744 Siréne Class, captured by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Renown. This is NOT the Galathée class frigate Républicaine française of 1796, later renamed HMS Renommée, as described in this video. This ship appeared way earlier. This was a great video though, although incorrect. Sorry for debunking this, but it's still incorrect facts. Keep up the good work 👍 Original (debunked): Not the Pallas-Class La Renommée that was renamed HMS Java in 1811? Both the Galathée and Pallas class frigates that bears the name La Renommée share similar fates into the hands of the Royal Navy, and their armament is pretty similar. Naval Action does not state which one and it's a bit confusing. Why do you think this is the Galathée class and not the Pallas class?

Sorry, but you're talking about the wrong ship. The Renommée in-game is the one built in 1744 at Brest to plans by F. G. Clairin-Deslauriers. Just look at her quarter galleries. That design was only used from about 1690 to the late 1740ies. The British renamed her to Renown. She served until 1771. Furthermore the ship you were referring to is a 12 pdr Frigate built at Bordeaux after plans by R.-A. Haran. The Ship in-game is an 8 pdr Frigate (9 pdr in British service). Further reading: ancre.fr/en/monographies-en/20-monographie-de-la-renommee-fregate-de-8-1744.html La Marine de Louis XV - Nomenclature des navires francais de 1715 à 1774 - Alain Demerliac

Reno in game is actually the 1744-version, not the 1794 version you described.

+AxeManAnt it's worth noting that "Renommée" means "renamed" in French (feminine gender). It's pronounced "Reu-noh-may" (the reu sound is like "ea" in early"). So perhaps they got sick of renaming her and decided to name her "Renamed." :)

She then became the Java, which was taken by the Constitution.

Bad sound so subtitles please?