HMS Centurion (1691)
Appearance
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Centurion |
Builder | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 1691 |
Fate | Broken up, 1728 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 614 |
Length | 125 ft 8.5 in (38.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 5 in (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Centurion was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1691 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
She served until 1728, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.