French ship Généreux (1831)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Généreux (1831), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameGénéreux
NamesakeGenerous
Ordered10 September 1812
BuilderCherbourg
Laid down3 July 1813
Launched23 September 1831
Decommissioned21 November 1855
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class & typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,537 port tonneaux
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Généreux was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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