French ship Centaure (1818)
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 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 |
| Renamed | Santi-Pietri, 14 October 1823 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire 4 January 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bucentaure-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,868 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 2,034 port tonneaux |
| Length | 59.28 m (194 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Depth of hold | 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 866 (wartime) |
| Armament |
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Centaure was a 3rd rank, 90-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1818, she played a minor role in the Spanish expedition in 1823.
Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, the Bucentaure-class ships had a length of 59.28 metres (194 ft 6 in), a beam of 15.27 metres (50 ft 1 in) and a depth of hold of 7.64 metres (25 ft 1 in). The ships displaced 3,868 tonneaux and had a mean draught of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in). They had a tonnage of 2,034 port tonneaux. Their crew numbered 866 officers and ratings during wartime. They were fitted with three masts and ship rigged.[1]
The muzzle-loading, smoothbore armament of the Bucentaure class consisted of thirty 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty-two 24-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck. The armament on the quarterdeck and forecastle varied as the ships' authorised armament was changed over the years that the Bucentares were built. Centaure was fitted with fourteen 12-pounder long guns and fourteen 36-pounder carronades.[1]
