French ship Centaure (1818)
Introduction '''''Centaure''''' was an 86-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.She took part in operations of the Spanish expedition in 1823, along with ''Trident'' and ''Sirène'', silencing fort Santi-Pietri. On 14 October 1823, she was renamed '''''Santi-Pietri''''' to commemorate the event. ''Santi-Pietri '' was later used as a troopship, and as a prison hulk in Toulon from 1850, before being destroyed by fire on 4 January 1862.Burning of the ''Santi Petri'' convict-ship at Toulon
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