HMS Centaur (1797)
British ship of the line (1797–1819) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Centaur.
HMS Centaur was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 March 1797 at Woolwich. She served as Sir Samuel Hood's flagship in the Leeward Islands and the Channel. During her 22-year career Centaur saw action in the Mediterranean, the Channel, the West Indies, and the Baltic, fighting the French, the Dutch, the Danes, and the Russians. She was broken up in 1819.
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Centaur |
Ordered | 17 January 1788 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down | November 1790 |
Launched | 14 March 1797 |
Commissioned | June 1797 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Centaur 26 Augt. 1808"[1] |
Fate | Broken up, 1819 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Mars-class ship of the line 74-gun |
Tons burthen | 184224⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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