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Centurion, 1774
Type: 4th Rate ; Armament 50
Launched : 1774 ;
Disposal date or year : 1825
Notes:
Sheerness 28 Dec 1784. Lying in ordinary at this port, is ordered up the river to be repaired.
Early 1794 the Orpheus, Centurion, and Resistance, arrived on the East India station.
5 May 1794 capture of the French 34-gun ship Duguay-Trouin, late Princess-Royal, Indiaman off the Isle of France.
22 Oct 1794 inconclusive meeting off the Isle-Ronde, Isle of France, between the Centurion, Captain Samuel Osborne, and Diomede, and a French squadron composed of the frigates Cybčle, and Prudente, the 20-gun corvette Jean-Bart, and 14-gun brig-corvette Courier.
21 Jul 1795 the Suffolk, Hobart, Centurion, Captain Samuel Osborn, and transports, sailed from Madras for Ceylon, joined en route by Diomede, to take Trincomalee and other Dutch settlements on the Island.
16 Feb 1796 Rear-admiral Peter Rainier arrived with a squadron, including the Centurion, Captain Samuel Osborne, off Amboyna, Molucca islands and landed troops : possession being taken without resistance.
7 Mar 1796 Rear-admiral Peter Rainier arrived with a squadron, including the Centurion, off Great-Banda, or Banda-Neira and landed troops : possession being taken with little resistance.
circa Mar-Jun 1799 at Mocha and Suez in the Red Sea.
Early 1800 at Suez.
5 Jul 1803 with France attempting to recover her war-time losses in the East Indies news that a renewal of the war was imminent brought about a number of manoeuvres and events between the French and British ships-of-war on the station.
17 Aug 1804 defended the ship against an attack by a French 74 and 2 frigates in Vizagapatam road.
May 1805 Chatham, to repair in Ordinary
1811 Receiving Ship, Halifax