HMS Centaur

HMS Centaur

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Centaur", after the half-human, half horse Centaur of Greek mythology:

*HMS|Centaur|1746|6 was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1746 and sold in 1761.
*HMS|Centaur|1759|6 was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line, formerly the French ship "Centaure". She was captured at the Battle of Lagos in 1759, and foundered in a hurricane in 1782.
*HMS "Centaur" was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1797, decommissioned in 1816, and broken up in 1819.
*HMS "Centaur" was a wooden paddle frigate launched in 1845 and scrapped in 1864.
*HMS "Centaur" was to have been an "Edgar"-class armoured cruiser, but she was renamed HMS "Royal Arthur" in 1890, prior to her launch in 1891.
*HMS "Centaur" was a C class cruiser and lead ship of the "Centaur"- subclass. She was launched in 1916 and sold for scrap in 1934.
*HMS "Centaur" was to have been a C class destroyer. She was ordered in 1942, but was subsequently redesigned as a Weapon class destroyer and renamed HMS "Tomahawk" in 1943. She was eventually launched in 1946 as HMS "Scorpion".
*HMS "Centaur" was a "Centaur" class aircraft carrier, launched in 1947 and scrapped in 1970.

References

*cite web | url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/cruisers.htm | work=Battleships-Cruisers | title = Royal Navy Cruisers | accessdate=2007-10-17


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