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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.