HMS Centurion (1732)
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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. At the time of Centurion's construct
Model of the Centurion, made in 1748
Centurion capturing the Covadonga
Portrait of Augustus Keppel by Joshua Reynolds, 1749. The Centurion is seen in the right background with other ships off Minorca
Centurion at the Battle of Beauport, 31 July 1759. The scene as witnessed by Captain Hervey Smith, Wolfe's aide de camp.
The First Battle of Cape Finisterre was waged during the War of the Austrian Succession. It refers to the attack by 14 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson against a French 30-ship con
HMS Centurion (1732)
…Centurion on 15 November 1745. Centurion was recommissioned in September 1746, and placed under the command of Captain Peter Denis. She was present at the Battle of Cape Finisterre on 3 May 1747, as part of fleet under her old commander, now Rear-Admiral George Anson. She played a significant role, as described in a topical song…
Lord Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre Samuel Scott, 1749
Panoramic sketch of the battle
Chevalier de Saint-George of Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral Anson after the battle
Print of Invincible captured after the battle