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Friday 31 July 2015

Dutch 5th charter Centaurus 1781-1792

Of the admiralty Maze, begin building by May at naval yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in June 1781, launched in May 1782, broken up in 1792, dimensions 152 3/11 x 42 x 15¾ feet, an armament of 40 (4 July 1786: frigate, one gundeck, 26-24pd, 14-18pd) guns and a crew numbering 250 men. On 21 June 1791 ordered to inspect her , On 28 June ordered to repair, On 13 September ordered to slow down repairs and only to do partly, on 31 January 1792 ordered to execute repairs in two years but on 17 April authorized to break her up. Commanding officers in 1789-1791 captain Ph.J. ’t Hooft, voyage to Smyrna.