HMS Centaur (1797)

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Name: HMS Centaur
Ordered: 17 January 1788
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down: November 1790
Launched: 14 March 1797
Fate: Broken up, 1819
General characteristics
Class and type: Mars-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1842 tons (1871.6 tonnes)
Length: 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Centaur.

HMS Centaur was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 March 1797 at Woolwich.

She was broken up in 1819.

[edit] References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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