French ship Généreux (1785)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Généreux.
Généreux was a French Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line. After capture she completed her career as part of the Royal Navy as HMS Généreux.
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Le Généreux in action against HMS Leander | |
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France | |
Name | Généreux |
Namesake | Generosity |
Builder | Rochefort shipyard |
Launched | 12 June (or July) 1785 |
Captured | by Britain, 1800 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Généreux |
Acquired | 1800 |
Nickname(s) | Jenny Rooks[1] |
Fate | Broken up in 1816 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
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Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
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