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

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Genereux
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Généreux' (1785) (74) 1785-1800 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	18.2.1800	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Téméraire Class (1782)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	2.1816	BWAS-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 - 2.1801CaptainBWAS-17932.1801 - 8.1802CaptainBWAS-17931.1805 - 2.1805LieutenantBWAS-17932.1805 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 1813LieutenantBWAS-17931814LieutenantBWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1800 - 11.1800MidshipmanNBD18491804 - 5.1805MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.8.1800Took the 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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