HMS Centurion (1732)

Model of the Centurion, made in 1748
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Centurion
Ordered	17 October 1729
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	9 September 1729
Launched	6 January 1732
Fate	Broken up, 1769
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Cape Finisterre
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1005 bm
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

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.^[1] 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.^[2]