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
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameCentaure
NamesakeCentaure
Ordered25 November 1811
BuilderCherbourg
Laid down2 November 1811
Launched8 January 1818
In service10 February 1823
RenamedSanti-Pietri 14 October 1823
FateDestroyed by fire 4 January 1862
General characteristics
Class and typeBucentaure-class
Typeship of the line
Length
  • 55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
  • 53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold7.63 m (25.03 ft)
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement866
Armament86 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.

Burning of the Santi Petri convict-ship at Toulon

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.