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Genoa

HMS Genoa

Damaged

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns74 guns
WarGreek War of Independence

Ship of the line at Navarino, where her captain, Walter Bathurst, was killed. She went home for repairs after the battle.

HMS Genoa, 74 Commodore Bathurst, at the Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827 Reinagle took in the entire action from onboard HMS Mosquito An Illustration of the Battle of Navarino, one of 13 hand-coloured lithographs by Hullmandel after Reinagle, published in London, Colnaghi & Son, 1828 Plate no.5. Photo: George Philip Reinagle / Charles Joseph Hullmandel, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

74 guns

    Lower gundeck

    • 28 × 36-pounder long guns

    Upper gundeck

    • 30 × 18-pounder long guns

    Forecastle and Quarter deck

    • 6 × 8-pounder long guns
    • 10 × 36-pounder carronades

    Armour

    • Timber
    BuilderGenoa
    Laid down1813
    Launched18 April 1815
    Commissioned18 May 1821
    Displacement3,069 tonneaux
    Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
    Complement600

    As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

    Career

    Launched

    18 April 1815

    20 October 1827

    Walter Bathurst, killed

    Fate

    Damaged

    Broken up, January 1838