French ship Généreux (1785)
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 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Généreux, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Généreux |
| Namesake: | Generosity |
| Builder: | Rochefort shipyard |
| Launched: | 1785 |
| Captured: | by Britain, 1800 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Généreux |
| Acquired: | 1800 |
| Fate: | broken up in 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
Le Généreux was a French Téméraire class ship of the line.
She was launched in 1785 at Rochefort. With the Guillaume Tell, she was one of only two ships to escape the British attack at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798.
She was captured by the Royal Navy in February 1800; Rear-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée, the commander-in-chief of the French navy in the Mediterranean was aboard, and was killed at the start of the action. She became HMS Généreux and was finally broken up in 1816.
