HMS Centurion (1774)
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HMS Centurion was a 50-gun Salisbury-class fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. During the war w
Centurion (second from left) at the Battle of Île Ronde
Centurion (centre) at the Battle of Visakhapatnam
Captain Sir James Lind was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The son of James Lind, a distinguished naval physician, Lin
HMS Centurion (1774)
…Charlotte. The convoy was anchored at Visakhapatnam early on 18 September when Linois's squadron approached the harbour. The Centurion's acting commander, James Lind was ashore, leaving Lieutenant James Robert Phillips in command. Phillips sighted the approaching ships and, suspecting them to be French, opened fire…
Lloyds sword of £100 value of Captain James Lind, awarded as commander of HMS Centurion, at the Royal Navy Museum