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|Ship namesake=[[Genoa]] ([[demonym]])
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|Ship ordered=8 July 1803<ref name=roche>Roche, p. 223</ref>
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|Header caption=<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dossiersmarine.free.fr/fs_v_V4.html |title=La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques |first= Alain |last=Clouet |work=dossiersmarine.free.fr |year=2007 |accessdate=4 April 2013}} {{fr icon}}</ref>
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|Ship displacement=2,966 [[tonne]]s<br/>5,260 tonnes fully loaded <ref name=roche />
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'''''Génois''''' was a {{Sclass-|Téméraire|ship of the line|4}} [[74-gun]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[French Navy]], of the sub-type of [[French ship Borée (1805)|''Borée'']] and {{Ship|French ship|Pluton|1804|2}}.
'''''Génois''''' was a {{Sclass|Téméraire|ship of the line|4}} [[74-gun]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[French Navy]], of the sub-type of [[French ship Borée (1805)|''Borée'']] and {{Ship|French ship|Pluton|1805|2}}.


== Design and construction ==
== Design and construction ==
Designed based on plans by [[Jacques-Noël Sané]], and updated by Maillot, she was the prototype of a new variant of the ''Téméraire'' class designed to have a smaller draught, allowing the production of ships of the line in the shallower harbours. [[French ship Borée (1805)|''Borée'']] was built is [[Antwerp]], and ''Génois'' in Genoa.<ref name=roche />
Designed based on plans by [[Jacques-Noël Sané]], and updated by Maillot, she was the prototype of a new variant of the ''Téméraire'' class designed to have a smaller draught, allowing the production of ships of the line in the shallower harbours. [[French ship Borée (1805)|''Borée'']] was built is [[Antwerp]], and ''Génois'' in Genoa.<ref name=roche />


Construction of ''Génois'' was awarded to the ship-building company Muzzio and Migone, who botched the launch on 6 August 1805: the ship stopped dead on her launching berth, and her [[keel]] arcked.<ref name=roche /> Engineer [[Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait|Forfait]] was sent to Genoa to save the ship, and managed to launch her properly on 16 August.
Construction of ''Génois'' was awarded to the shipbuilding company Muzzio and Migone, who botched the launch on 6 August 1805: the ship stopped dead on her launching berth, and her [[keel]] [[Hogging and sagging|hogged]].<ref name=roche /> Engineer [[Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait|Forfait]] was sent to Genoa to save the ship, and managed to launch her properly on 16 August.<ref name=levot192>Levot, p. 192</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
''Génois'' was commissioned under Captain [[Pierre Lhermite|Lhermite]] on 2 November 1805.<ref name=roche /><ref>Fonds Marine, p.324</ref> She remained in Genoa un 1806,<ref>Fonds Marine, p.348</ref> before sailing to Toulon and taking part in the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral [[Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume|Ganteaume]].<ref>Fonds Marine, p.359</ref> In early 1808, she sailed from Toulon to [[Taranto]],<ref>Fonds Marine, p.373</ref> and took part in expeditions to supply Corfu.<ref name=levot315 />
''Génois'' was commissioned under Captain [[Pierre Lhermite|Lhermite]] on 2 November 1805.<ref name=roche /><ref>Fonds Marine, p. 324</ref> She remained in Genoa un 1806,<ref>Fonds Marine, p. 348</ref> before sailing to Toulon and taking part in the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral [[Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume|Ganteaume]].<ref>Fonds Marine, p. 359</ref> In early 1808, she sailed from Toulon to [[Taranto]],<ref>Fonds Marine, p. 373</ref> and took part in expeditions to supply Corfu.<ref name=levot315>Levot, p. 315</ref>


In the spring of 1809, Lhermite was replaced by Captain [[Antoine-Marie-François Montalan|Montalan]], <ref>Fonds Marine, p.398</ref> who took command in April, and retain it until ''Génois'' was disarmed on 23 June 1814.<ref>Quintin, p.286</ref>
In the spring of 1809, Lhermite was replaced by Captain [[Antoine-Marie-François Montalan|Montalan]],<ref>Fonds Marine, p. 398</ref> who took command in April, and retain it until ''Génois'' was disarmed on 23 June 1814.<ref>Quintin, p. 286</ref>


In March 1821, under Captain Bénard-Fleury, she ferried food supplies from Toulon to Rochefort.<ref>Fonds Marine, p.542</ref>
In March 1821, under Captain Bénard-Fleury, she ferried food supplies from Toulon to Rochefort.<ref>Fonds Marine, p. 542</ref>


She was struck and broken up in 1821 in Toulon.<ref name=roche />
She was struck and broken up in 1821 in Toulon.<ref name=roche />


==Notes and References==
==Notes and references==
=== References ===
=== References ===
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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book|title=Les gloires maritimes de la France: notices biographiques sur les plus célèbres marins|last=Levot|first=Prosper|authorlink=Prosper Levot|year=1866|publisher=Bertrand|url=http://books.google.com/?id=08O_XGLO43QC|language=French}}
* {{cite book|title=Les gloires maritimes de la France: notices biographiques sur les plus célèbres marins|last=Levot|first=Prosper|authorlink=Prosper Levot|year=1866|publisher=Bertrand|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=08O_XGLO43QC|language=French}}
* {{cite book|first1=Danielle|last1=Quintin|first2=Bernard|last2=Quintin|year=2003|title=Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon|isbn=2-901952-42-9|publisher=S.P.M.|language=French}}
* {{cite book|first1=Danielle|last1=Quintin|first2=Bernard|last2=Quintin|year=2003|title=Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon|isbn=2-901952-42-9|publisher=S.P.M.|language=French}}
* {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1}}
* {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1}}
* Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826) [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/contenu/module-dc/functions/dc/attached/FRSHD_PUB_00000226_dc/FRSHD_PUB_00000226_dc_att-FRSHD_PUB_00000226_02.pdf]
* Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826) [https://web.archive.org/web/20150929123606/http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/contenu/module-dc/functions/dc/attached/FRSHD_PUB_00000226_dc/FRSHD_PUB_00000226_dc_att-FRSHD_PUB_00000226_02.pdf]

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the Borée
Portrait of Borée, sister-ship of Génois, on 12 April 1807, by Antoine Roux
History
France
NameGénois
NamesakeGenoa (demonym)
Ordered8 July 1803[1]
BuilderMuzzio and Migone, Genoa[1]
Launched16 August 1805.[1]
Commissioned1 November 1805[1]
Stricken1821[1]
FateBroken up in 1821[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in)[1]
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)[1]
Draught6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)[1]
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails[1]
Complement678 men[1]
Armament

Génois was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the sub-type of Borée and Pluton.

Design and construction

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Designed based on plans by Jacques-Noël Sané, and updated by Maillot, she was the prototype of a new variant of the Téméraire class designed to have a smaller draught, allowing the production of ships of the line in the shallower harbours. Borée was built is Antwerp, and Génois in Genoa.[1]

Construction of Génois was awarded to the shipbuilding company Muzzio and Migone, who botched the launch on 6 August 1805: the ship stopped dead on her launching berth, and her keel hogged.[1] Engineer Forfait was sent to Genoa to save the ship, and managed to launch her properly on 16 August.[3]

Career

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Génois was commissioned under Captain Lhermite on 2 November 1805.[1][4] She remained in Genoa un 1806,[5] before sailing to Toulon and taking part in the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral Ganteaume.[6] In early 1808, she sailed from Toulon to Taranto,[7] and took part in expeditions to supply Corfu.[8]

In the spring of 1809, Lhermite was replaced by Captain Montalan,[9] who took command in April, and retain it until Génois was disarmed on 23 June 1814.[10]

In March 1821, under Captain Bénard-Fleury, she ferried food supplies from Toulon to Rochefort.[11]

She was struck and broken up in 1821 in Toulon.[1]

Notes and references

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Roche, p. 223
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire – caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ^ Levot, p. 192
  4. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 324
  5. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 348
  6. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 359
  7. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 373
  8. ^ Levot, p. 315
  9. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 398
  10. ^ Quintin, p. 286
  11. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 542

Bibliography

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