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Genoa, 1814
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament 74 (28 x 32 pdr, 30 x 18 pdr, 4 x 12 pdr plus 10 x 32 pdr carronades)
Taken : 1814 ;
Disposal date or year : 1838
BM: 1883 tons
Notes:
March and April 1814 at Genoa the British gained possession of the French 74-gun ship Brilliant, ready for launching, a ship of 1883 tons, and, being built of good oak, she was completed for the Royal Navy.
Genoa 1 Aug 1814 Sailed.
Plymouth 10 Sep 1814 Will sail for the River.
Portsmouth 22 Sep 1814 Arrived from the Mediterranean.
Portsmouth 24 Sep 1814 Released from quarantine.
27 Nov 1821 Is in commission and based on Chatham and Sheerness.
Devonport 14 Oct 1824 Remains.
Plymouth 29 Dec 1825 Remains.
6 Jan 1827 Employed at Lisbon.
Lisbon 3 Jul 1827 Is flag ship here.
Malta 20 Aug 1827 Sailed for the Archipelago.
1827 the diplomatic and political situation which led the Battle of Navarin.
14 Oct 1827 state of the Allied Fleet off the Bay of Navarin and the numbers of Turkish vessels present.
20 Oct the Allied Fleet entered the Bay of Navarin and anchored opposite their Turkish equivalents, and shortly afterwards, following some sporadic firing, the battle became general.
Numbers of allied personnel killed and wounded at the Battle of Navarin (a.k.a. Navarino), and the names of British Officers killed and wounded.
Medals granted to all Officers, seamen and marines (and soldiers who served as marines) per order of 7th June, 1848. † Prize Money see Sep 1834.
1830 Plymouth.
† 30 Sep 1834 prize money for Navarin due for payment from 1 Oct 1834 - see London Gazette of 30 Sep for for details www.gazettes-online.co.uk.