French ship Centaure (1818)
 The Robuste, sister-ship of the Centaure | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Centaure |
| Namesake: | Centaure |
| Ordered: | 25 November 1811 |
| Builder: | Cherbourg |
| Laid down: | 2 November 1811 |
| Launched: | 8 January 1818 |
| In service: | 10 February 1823 |
| Struck: | 4 January 1862 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by fire |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bucentaure-class |
| Type: | ship of the line |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 15.27 m (50.10 ft) |
| Depth of hold: | 7.63 m (25.03 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft) |
| Complement: | 866 |
| Armament: | 86 guns |
The Centaure was an 86-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
She took part in operations of the Spanish expedition in 1823, along with Trident and Sirène, silencing fort Santi-Pietri. On 14 October 1823, she was renamed Santi-Pietri to commemorate the event. The Centaure was later used as a troopship, and as a prison hulk in Toulon from 1850, before being destroyed by fire on 4 January 1862.
References
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
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