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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Centaur'', after the half-human, half horse Centaur of Greek mythology: * was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1746 and sold in 1761. * 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. * was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1797, decommissioned in 1816, and broken up in 1819. * 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 in 1890, prior to her launch in 1891. * 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 . * was a ''Centaur'' class aircraft carrier, launched in 1947 and scrapped in 1970. ==See also== * ''Centaur'' (ship) for non-Royal Navy ships of the name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Centaur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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