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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. [[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.<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]] 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.<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>
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==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=http://books.google.com/?id=08O_XGLO43QC|language=French}}
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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 typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
2,966 tonnes
5,260 tonnes fully loaded [1]
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]
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
74 guns:
16 × 8-pounder long guns
4 × 36-pdr carronades

Génois was a Template:Sclass- 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the sub-type of Borée and Pluton.

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. 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 arcked.[1] Engineer Forfait was sent to Genoa to save the ship, and managed to launch her properly on 16 August.[3]

Career

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

References

  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. Retrieved 4 April 2013. Template:Fr icon
  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

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