On 18 April 1814 she was captured while still in construction by an invading British squadron commanded by Captain Sir Josias Rowley.

[4] From September 1816 to February 1818 Genoa underwent repairs to configure her as a British ship instead of the French one she was constructed as.

[6][9] Genoa received heavy fire during the battle in her role supporting the flagship HMS Asia, resulting in high casualty numbers.

[9][7] The enemy Turks fired their guns high into Genoa, killing so many Royal Marines on the poop deck that they were forced to retreat to the lower quarterdeck to lessen their casualties.

[10] Captain Charles Leonard Irby was appointed by Codrington to take Genoa home in the place of Bathurst, and by November she had arrived at Plymouth.