French ship Centaure (1818)
Centaure was an 86-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
 The Robuste, sister-ship of the Centaure | |
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| 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 and type: | Bucentaure-class |
| Type: | ship of the line |
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| Beam: | 15.27 m (50.10 ft) |
| Depth of hold: | 7.63 m (25.03 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft) |
| Complement: | 866 |
| Armament: | 86 guns |
She took part in operations of the Spanish expedition in 1823, along with Trident and Sirène, silencing fort Santi-Pietri. On 14 October 1823, she was renamed Santi-Pietri to commemorate the event. Santi-Pietri was later used as a troopship, and as a prison hulk in Toulon from 1850, before being destroyed by fire on 4 January 1862.
References
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
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