Centaure class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Centaure |
| Builders: | Toulon |
| Operators: |  French Navy |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1530 tonnes |
| Length: | 54.6 metres |
| Beam: | 14.3 metres |
| Draught: | 7 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 74 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Centaure, Heureux |
The Centaure class was a type of two 74-gun ships of the line.
- Centaure
- Builder:
- Ordered:
- Launched:
- Fate:
- Builder: Toulon
- Ordered: 15 February 1782
- Launched: 19 December 1782
- Fate:Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798
