Another Black Seas ship of the line. I've christened her Généreux (Generosity and odd name for a ship of war, sounds more like a hospital ship) for one of the two French ships of the line that escaped Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
She's a 74 gun ship of the Téméraire class and she would meet the English again at the battle of the Malta Convoy where she took on an a Royal Navy frigate and defeated it but had her commander killed.
She was then rundown by three English ships of the line and forced to surrender. She did allow the rest of the convoy to escape but they could not make it into Malta.
One feels she might have done better if her leadership had not been removed, fortune's of war. She also had a undistinguished career as HMS Généreux.
She's gorgeous Adam, while I also think the sleek lines of present day warships are cool and impressive, surely nothing can beat the splendour of the age of sail warship! Nice one!
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DeleteNice job
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DeleteGreat work, can you replace the flag with a British one for games post-Malta convoy?
ReplyDeleteYes indeed its always good to get double duty out of your ships if you can
DeleteNice work Adam.
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DeleteShe's looking mighty fine! With 74 guns you'd think she had a very generous broadside to hand out to any takers!
ReplyDeleteIndeed she had a "Generous" broadside :)
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