HMS Genoa
 Scale model of Achille, sister ship of HMS Genoa, on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Brillant |
| Builder | Genoa[1] |
| Laid down | 1813 [1] |
| Launched | 1814 [1] |
| Captured | 18 April 1814 [1] |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Genoa [1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement |
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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 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Brillant was a Template:Sclass- 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. The British captured her while still on keel, ready for launch, at the fall of the city in 1814. She was completed for the Royal Navy and served as HMS Genoa until 1838.[3]
Career
Genoa was present at the Battle of Navarino.[3]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Roche, vol.1, p.87
- ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 161-162. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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