HMS Centaur

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HMS Centaur was the first of the four Centaur-class light fleet carriers of the Royal Navy. She was the only ship of her class to be completed with the original design configuration of a straight axial flight deck, rather than the newly invented angled flight decks of her three later sister ships. She was laid down in 1944 in Belfast, with the contract being awarded to Harland and Wolff, but not launched until 22 April 1947 due to delays relating to the end of the war. She was commissioned on 1 September 1953, almost nine years from when she was laid down in 1944.

1953  Wikimedia, Wikidata
R06
speed 28 knot, length 198 metre, beam 27.4 metre, draft 7.5 metre, 
Centaur-class aircraft carrier, light aircraft carrier, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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    1953 HMS Centaur
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    World War II Q362
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    ship decommissioning
    1953-09-01T00:00:00Z
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    ship commissioning
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    1947-04-22T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    keel laying
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    HMS Centaur 1955HMS Centaur 1955
    Comparison of angled flight decks of HMS Centaur (R06) and USS Antietam (CVA-36), 1955Comparison of angled flight decks of HMS Centaur (R06) and USS Antietam (CVA-36), 1955
    Supermarine 525 on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955Supermarine 525 on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955
    Sea Hawk 803 NAS on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955Sea Hawk 803 NAS on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955
    Supermarine 525 approaching HMS Centaur (R06) 1955Supermarine 525 approaching HMS Centaur (R06) 1955
    Sea Hawk landing on HMS Centaur (R06) 1956Sea Hawk landing on HMS Centaur (R06) 1956
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    HMS Centaur (R06) 1962HMS Centaur (R06) 1962
    HMS Centaur 1965HMS Centaur 1965
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      commonsimageHMS Centaur 1955 Commons
      commonsimageComparison of angled flight decks of HMS Centaur (R06) and USS Antietam (CVA-36), 1955 Commons
      commonsimageSupermarine 525 on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955 Commons
      commonsimageSea Hawk 803 NAS on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955 Commons
      commonsimageSupermarine 525 approaching HMS Centaur (R06) 1955 Commons
      commonsimageSea Hawk landing on HMS Centaur (R06) 1956 Commons
      commonsimage202-CeylonToAden-D70-R06-TransferWithTheBeast Commons
      commonsimage201-CeylonToAden-D70-R06-TransferWithTheBeast Commons
      commonsimageHMS Centaur (R06) 1962 Commons
      commonsimageHMS Centaur 1965 Commons
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