- HMS Centaur
Eight ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Centaur", after the half-human, half horseCentaur ofGreek 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-gunthird rate ship of the line , formerly the French ship "Centaure". She was captured at theBattle 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 paddlefrigate launched in 1845 and scrapped in 1864.
*HMS "Centaur" was to have been an "Edgar"-classarmoured cruiser , but she was renamed HMS "Royal Arthur" in 1890, prior to her launch in 1891.
*HMS "Centaur" was a C classcruiser 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 classdestroyer . She was ordered in 1942, but was subsequently redesigned as aWeapon class destroyer and renamed HMS "Tomahawk" in 1943. She was eventually launched in 1946 as HMS "Scorpion".
*HMS "Centaur" was a "Centaur" classaircraft 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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