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HMS Centurion Laid Down : 30th March 1890 Launched : 3rd August 1892 Completed : 14th February 1894 Type : Battleship Class : Centurion Builder : Portsmouth Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Scrapped 12th July 1910. |
Centurion was a 14-gun twin-screw battleship, launched at Portsmouth in 1892. She was of 10,500 tons, 13,214 horse-power, and 18 knot speed. Her length, beam, and draught were 360ft., 70ft., and 25ft. In 1900 the “Centurion,” commanded by Captain John R. Jellicoe, and flying the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, took part in the third China War or “Boxer Riots.” Sir Edward Seymour was the senior flag-officer of the Eight Nationalities assembled in the Far East, and as such presided over their Councils. On June 9th a detachment from the “Centurion” proceeded in a Naval Brigade of mixed nationalities, 2000 strong, with 19 guns, for the relief of Peking, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Seymour. This expedition went through some very severe fighting, and suffered a loss of 2 officers and 63 men killed, and 20 officers and 210 men wounded before withdrawing. Captain Beyts, R.M.A., of the “Centurion,” was killed, and Captain John. R. Jellicoe, who behaved with great gallantry, and 4 other officers of the same ship were wounded. From June 26th to July 11th, a detachment of officers and men from the “Centurion” assisted in the capture and defence of Tientsin, and during this period lost 5 killed and 14 wounded. In August the “Centurion” contributed a number of officers and men to a British Naval Brigade, which advanced to the final and satisfactory relief of Peking, with 20,100 troops under Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Gaselee. In 1910 this “Centurion” was sold at Portsmouth for £26,200 |
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30th March 1892 - Laid down at Portsmouth 7th June 1892 - Inspected by the Lords Commissioners at Portsmouth 3rd August 1892 - Launched 3rd August 1892 - Floated out of Dock at Portsmouth 6th October 1893 - Underwent Steam trials at Portsmouth 6th October 1893 - Captain Burnell in Command 5th January 1894 - Carried out Gunnery trials at Gunnery trials at Portsmouth 1895 - China Station 1896 - China Station 1897 - China Station 10th April 1898 - At Chefoo 23rd May 1898 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 1899 - China Station 31st January 1899 - At Manila 1st February 1899 - Sailed Manila 1900 - China Station 1900 - Took part in the Boxer Revolt 11th September 1900 - At Wusung 1901 - China Station 19th August 1901 - Arrived Portland 19th August 1901 - Arrived Portsmouth 19th August 1901 - Capt J.R. Jellicoe in Command 19th August 1901 - Flagship of Admiral Sir E.H. Seymour 1904 - China Station 1905 - Eastern Fleet, China 7th June 1905 - Sailed Hong Kong 20th June 1905 - Sailed Singapore June 1906 - In Commission, In Reserve, At Portsmouth 4th August 1906 - At Portsmouth April 1909 - 4th Division, Home Fleet at Portsmouth 12th July 1910 - Sold at Portsmouth for Break Up |
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The Centurion Sir Edward Seymour's Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon. |
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