French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Centaure' (1757)

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Le Centaure
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.3.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.1757	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Hector Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Premier Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	18.8.1759	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Centaur' (1759) (74) 1759-1782 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck175' 8"Imperial Feet53.3427
Length of Keel148' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet45.1168
Breadth47' 5"Imperial Feet14.3437
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,773 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck164' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.2672 (174′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel145' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.0996 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,450Ton

Armament

10.1757Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.17576266 officers, 620 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1758Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731759 - 18.8.1759Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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