| Centaur | 3526 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1788/01/17 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1790/11 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1788/10/23 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1797/03/14 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Tovery | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1819/11 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 176' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 144' 3" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 49' 0" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 20' 0" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.9624 | Draught Aft | 17' 9" | Imperial Feet | 5.4102 | Burthen | 1,842 24⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797/03/14 | Broadside Weight = 880 Imperial Pound ( 399.08 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1788/03/22 | 640 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/04 | 1807/10/02 | Commodore | Samuel Hood | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/10/02 | 1810 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir Samuel Hood | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/03 | 1801/03 | Captain | John Markham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/03 | 1801/10 | Captain | Harry Burrard Neale | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/10 | 1802/04 | Captain | Arthur Kaye Legge | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/04 | 1804 | Captain | Bendall Robert Littlehales | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804 | 1805 | Captain | Murray Maxwell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/12/31 | 1805 | Captain | Charles Richardson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1805 | Captain | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/12 | 1807 | Captain | John Talbot | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1810 | Captain | William H Webley | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/09 | 1815 | Captain | Thomas Gordon Caulfield | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | 1804/05/01 | Lieutenant | Robert Carthew Reynolds | W031 |
| 1804/04 | 1804/05 | Lieutenant | Robert Henderson | Marshall |
| 1808/09 | 1810/12 | Lieutenant | George Canning | NAO |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/05 | 1804/11/07 | Midshipman | John Donaldson Boswall | NBD1849 |
| 1810 | 1815/02 | Midshipman | James Richard Auchinleck | NBD1849 |
| 1811 | 1812/01/31 | Midshipman | Sir James Athill | NBD1849 |
| 1814/11 | 1815/12/06 | Midshipman | John Bradley | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1779/12/31 | Present at the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt | |
| 1790/11 | Began building at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/03/14 | Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £59538.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/03/17 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/06/11 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/06/02 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/11 | Occupation of Minorca | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/02/02 | Took the Privateer La Vierga del Rosario at the Action off Rochefort | |
| 1799/06/19 | Present at the Capture off Cape Sicie | |
| 1803/06/21 | Present at the Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago | |
| 1804/02/04 | Took the Unrated Corvette Le Curieux cut out at Port Royal | |
| 1806/02 | Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £41413.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09/25 | Present at the Action off Rochefort | |
| 1806/09/25 | Present at the Action of 1806-09-25 | |
| 1806/09/25 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Gloire off Ile d\\\'Aix | |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1807/12 | Occupation of Madeira | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/12/24 | Present at the Occupation of Madeira | |
| 1808 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/08/25 | Present at the Capture of the Sewolod | |
| 1809 | Operations in the Scheldt | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/11/02 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/11 | Began making good defects at Unknown | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/01 | Completed making good defects at a cost of £15253.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | In North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/11 | Laid up at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/11 | Broken up at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| Marshall | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |