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{{short description|Ship of the line of the French Navy}}
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|Ship name=''Génois''
|Ship name=''Génois''
|Ship namesake=[[Genoa]] ([[demonym]])
|Ship namesake=[[Genoa]] ([[demonym]])
|Ship ordered=8 July 1803 <ref name=roche>Roche, p.223</ref>
|Ship ordered=8 July 1803<ref name=roche>Roche, p. 223</ref>
|Ship builder=Muzzio and Migone, [[Genoa]] <ref name=roche />
|Ship builder=Muzzio and Migone, [[Genoa]]<ref name=roche />
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|Ship launched=16 August 1805.<ref name=roche />
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|Ship commissioned=1 November 1805<ref name=roche />
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|Ship fate=Broken up in 1821 <ref name=roche />
|Ship fate=Broken up in 1821<ref name=roche />
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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|language=fr}}</ref>
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|Ship class={{Sclass-|Téméraire|ship of the line}}
|Ship class={{Sclass|Téméraire|ship of the line}}
|Ship displacement=*2,966 [[tonne]]s
|Ship displacement=*2,966 [[tonne]]s
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*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 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>
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>Levot, p.315</ref>
''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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* {{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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