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FCDI Centaure

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Centaure, 70 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	January 1756
Launched	7 September 1751
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Gilles Cambry
In Service	February 1752
Out Service	1764	B057
Fate	Condemned	B057

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
155' 0"		42' 0"	18' 0"	1,300

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1752	297	70	26 x 24	28 x 12	10 x ?	6 x ?

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
13 February 1752	17 June 1753	Jean Jolif-Du Colombier	001
27 January 1754	1 October 1755	Michel Blain des Cormiers	001
20 March 1756	13 June 1756	Jacques Lars de Lescouet	001
8 April 1757	10 September 1759	René-Louis de Surville	001
10 September 1759	1761	Joachim Marion des Bretonnières	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

001	http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Marie_Charles_de_la_Bourdonnaye	French Wikipedia]
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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