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. ==references== *   
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