Centaure class ship of the line

Centaure class ship of the line

The "Centaure" class was a type of two 74-gun ships of the line.

* "Centaure":Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate:

* "Heureux":Builder: Toulon:Ordered: 15 February 1782:Launched: 19 December 1782:Fate:Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile, 2 August 1798


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