HMS Centurion (1732)

HMS Centurion was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard by Joseph Allin the younger and launched on 6 January 1732. At the time of Centurion's construction, the 1719 Establishment dictated the dimensions of almost every ship being built. Owing to concerns over the relative sizes of British ships compared to their continental rivals, Centurion was ordered to be built 1 ft (0.3 m) wider across the beam than the Establishment prescribed. HMS Rippon was similarly built to non-Establishment dimensions at the same time.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Centurion.

Model of the Centurion, made in 1748
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Centurion
Ordered17 October 1729
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down9 September 1729
Launched6 January 1732
FateBroken up, 1769
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1005 bm
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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