&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Centurion_model.jpg) Model of the Centurion, made in 1748
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| Name | HMS Centurion |
| Ordered | 17 October 1729 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 9 September 1729 |
| Launched | 6 January 1732 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1769 |
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| 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 |
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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]