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Centaure Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns74
Approved1782
Designer
Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1755-1789
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew705
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 838.00 French Livre (904.37 lbs 410.20 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 x French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 x French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     179'   1530
Le Centaure (74) 1782-1793
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownToulon - Provence 7.11.178229.8.1793Captured179'   1530
L'Heureux (74) 1782-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
15.2.1782Toulon - Provence 19.12.17821.8.1798Captured179'   1530

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