French ship Généreux (1785)
Généreux (second from right) at the Battle of the Malta Convoy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Généreux |
| Namesake | Generosity |
| Builder | Rochefort shipyard |
| Launched | 12 June (or July) 1785 |
| Captured | by Britain, 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Généreux |
| Acquired | 1800 |
| Nickname(s) | Jenny Rooks |
| Fate | Broken up in 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| 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 |
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Généreux was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1780s. After capture she completed her career as part of the Royal Navy as HMS Généreux.