British Second Rate ship of the line 'Centurion' (1844)

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Centurion
Nominal Guns	80	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	2.5.1844	B028
Shipyard	Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock	B028
Ship Class	()	B028
Designed by	Sir William SymondsBritish Designer Ship Builder	B181
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	1871	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel154' 4"Imperial Feet46.9411
Breadth56' 9"Imperial Feet17.1069
Depth in Hold23' 4"Imperial Feet7.0443
Burthen2,609Tons BM

Armament

1844Broadside Weight = 1324 Imperial Pound ( 600.434 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1832720Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1859 - 28.1.1860CaptainW025

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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