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HMS Centaur (1759) (2nd)
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This the third ship to carry the name HMS Centaur was a third rate,
74-gun ship-of-the-line. Originally French, the Centaure, captured 18-Aug-1759 off Lagos. 175ft 6in long, 47ft 6in wide and of 1,739 tons builders measurement. Armed with 28 x 32pdr, 30 x 18pdr, and 16 x 9pdr guns. Foundered off Newfoundland Banks, 21-Sep-1782. Won the Battle Honours: Havana 1762, St. Kitts 1782 and The Saints 1782.
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