''Généreux'' was a 74-gun

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

of the French Navy.

Career

Ordered in the late days of the First French Empire, ''Généreux'' was not completed before 1831, and then stayed in ordinary for years before finally becoming active in 1839, when she was appointed to Admiral Lalande's squadron in the Atlantic, under Captain Durand. In 1841, she served in the Mediterranean under Captain Graëb. From 1852, she was used as a prison ship, and served as barracks in Toulon from 1865 before being broken up.

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* Ships of the line of the French Navy Téméraire-class ships of the line 1831 ships {{France-mil-ship-stub