British Third Rate ship of the line 'Genoa' (1815)

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Genoa

4430
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Captured18.4.1815BWAS-1793
ShipyardGenoa - Liguria BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up1.1838BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 0"Imperial Feet55.4736 
Length of Keel150' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet45.7391 
Breadth21' 7"Imperial Feet6.5786 
Breadth48' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet14.6495 
Burthen1,886 56⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1821Broadside Weight = 978 Imperial Pound ( 443.523 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1821600 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1821 - 10.1824CaptainSir Thomas LivingstonBWAS-179310.1824 - 27.5.1825Captain William CumberlandBWAS-179327.5.1825 - 20.10.1827Captain Walter Bathurst (1764-1827)†BWAS-179311.1827 - 1.1828Captain Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1821 - 9.12.1822Lieutenant John Williams Aldridge (1794-1875)W025

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
12.1825 - 4.1826Master's Mate William Burt (1799-?)BWAS-1817

Service History


DateEventSource
18.4.1814Captured on the stocks when Genoa fellBWAS-1793
13.10.1815Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1816Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
2.1818Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £36839.0.0d
6.1821Began fitting as a Guardship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1821At Lisbon until 1825BWAS-1793
10.1821Completed fitting as a Guardship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £22781.0.0dBWAS-1793
1827At Plymouth under Commander DickinsonBWAS-1793
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1.1828Paid offBWAS-1793
1833Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1.1838Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1793
Laid down at genoa as the French Le Brillant in Febuary 1812
 
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