British Third Rate ship of the line 'Genereux' (1800)

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Genereux

4429
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Généreux' (1785) (74) 1785-1800
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured18.2.1800BWAS-1793
First Commissioned7.1800BWAS-1793
ShipyardRochefort - Aunis E-WIKI
Ship ClassTéméraire Class (1782)E-WIKI
Designed by
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
E-WIKI
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up2.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck185' 7"Imperial Feet56.3901 
Length of Keel147' 10"Imperial Feet44.8056 
Breadth49' 2"Imperial Feet14.9408 
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246 
Burthen1,925 43⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1800Broadside Weight = 1074 Imperial Pound ( 487.059 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1800640 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1800 - 2.1801Captain
Manley DixonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1825
BWAS-17932.1801 - 8.1802Captain
Velters Cornewall BerkeleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1802
BWAS-17931.1805 - 2.1805Lieutenant
Robert BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1808
BWAS-17932.1805 - 1811Lieutenant
William LanyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
BWAS-17931812 - 1813Lieutenant
John AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1846
BWAS-17931814Lieutenant
John DerbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1814
BWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1800 - 11.1800Midshipman
Henry BoyesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1843
NBD18491804 - 5.1805Midshipman
William Baker StrugnellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1830
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
25.8.1800Took the Frigate
La Diane (40) 1796-1800
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Malta
1.1805Prison ship at Plymouth until 1814BWAS-1793
1.1805Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
2.1816Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:23

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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