British Third Rate ship of the line 'Genoa' (1815)

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Genoa
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	18.4.1815	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Genoa - Liguria	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1838	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 0"Imperial Feet55.4736
Length of Keel150' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet45.7391
Breadth21' 7"Imperial Feet6.5786
Breadth48' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet14.6495
Burthen1,886 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1821Broadside Weight = 978 Imperial Pound ( 443.523 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1821600 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1821 - 10.1824CaptainBWAS-179310.1824 - 27.5.1825CaptainBWAS-179327.5.1825 - 21.10.1827Captain†BWAS-179311.1827 - 1.1828CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1821 - 9.12.1822LieutenantW025

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1823 - 30.6.1826Masterref:18711827 - 1828Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1825 - 4.1826Master's MateBWAS-1817

Service History

DateEventSource
18.4.1814Captured on the stocks when Genoa fellBWAS-1793
13.10.1815Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1816Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
2.1818Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £36839.0.0d
6.1821Began fitting as a Guardship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1821At Lisbon until 1825BWAS-1793
10.1821Completed fitting as a Guardship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £22781.0.0dBWAS-1793
1827At Plymouth under Commander DickinsonBWAS-1793
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1.1828Paid offBWAS-1793
1833Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1.1838Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Laid down at genoa as the French Le Brillant in Febuary 1812

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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