Censeur
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| to 1795 | Censeur | |
| 1795 | Censeur Captured at Genoa | |
| from 1795 | Censeur Retaken off Cape St Vincent |
Ship of the line that towed the crippled Ça Ira at Genoa and was taken with her. Retaken by the French when the convoy she was escorting home was caught off Cape St Vincent in October 1795.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 74 guns of various weights of shot
| Builder | Rochefort |
|---|---|
| Laid down | August 1781 |
| Launched | 24 August 1782 |
| Commissioned | By October 1782 |
| Displacement | 3,000 tonneaux |
| Length | 178 ft 9 in (54.48 m) (gundeck) 146 ft 5.5 in (44.641 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 640 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 August 1782
Battle of Genoa
Captured
13–14 March 1795
Joined the Royal Navy
14 March 1795 · Captured at Genoa
Joined the French Navy
7 October 1795 · Retaken off Cape St Vincent
Fate
Captured
Transferred to Spain and broken up in 1799