HMS Centaur

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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:

• {{HMS|Centaur|1746}} was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1746 and sold in 1761.
• {{HMS|Centaur|1759}} 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|1797}} was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1797, decommissioned in 1816, and broken up in 1819.
• {{HMS|Centaur|1845}} was a wooden paddle frigate launched in 1845 and scrapped in 1864.
• HMS Centaur was to have been an {{sclass|Edgar|cruiser|0}} armoured cruiser, but she was renamed {{HMS|Royal Arthur|1891|6}} in 1890, prior to her launch in 1891.
• {{HMS|Centaur|1916}} was a {{sclass2|C|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 {{sclass2|C|destroyer (1943)|0}} destroyer. She was ordered in 1942, but was subsequently redesigned as a {{sclass2|Weapon|destroyer|1}} and renamed HMS Tomahawk in 1943. She was eventually launched in 1946 as {{HMS|Scorpion|D64|6}}.
• {{HMS|Centaur|R06}} was a {{sclass|Centaur|aircraft carrier}}, launched in 1947 and scrapped in 1970.