HMS Centaur

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.

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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

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ship commissioning

1947-04-22T00:00:00Z

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ship launching

1944-05-30T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

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HMS Centaur 1955

Comparison of angled flight decks of HMS Centaur (R06) and USS Antietam (CVA-36), 1955

Supermarine 525 on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955

Sea Hawk 803 NAS on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955

Supermarine 525 approaching HMS Centaur (R06) 1955

Sea Hawk landing on HMS Centaur (R06) 1956

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HMS Centaur (R06) 1962

HMS Centaur 1965

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		HMS Centaur 1955		Commons
commons	image		Comparison of angled flight decks of HMS Centaur (R06) and USS Antietam (CVA-36), 1955		Commons
commons	image		Supermarine 525 on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955		Commons
commons	image		Sea Hawk 803 NAS on HMS Centaur (R06) 1955		Commons
commons	image		Supermarine 525 approaching HMS Centaur (R06) 1955		Commons
commons	image		Sea Hawk landing on HMS Centaur (R06) 1956		Commons
commons	image		202-CeylonToAden-D70-R06-TransferWithTheBeast		Commons
commons	image		201-CeylonToAden-D70-R06-TransferWithTheBeast		Commons
commons	image		HMS Centaur (R06) 1962		Commons
commons	image		HMS Centaur 1965		Commons