HMS Centaur

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:action surrendered after a battle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkb:Hawker_Sea_Hawk
gptkb:de_Havilland_Sea_Vixen
up to 40 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Phantom_FG.1
gptkb:Sea_King_helicopter
gptkb:Buccaneer_S.2
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_guns
gptkb:Sea_Vixen_fighters
74 guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:beam 104 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Plymouth_Dockyard
gptkbp:captured_date August 1801
gptkbp:captured_location off the coast of Egypt
gptkbp:captures gptkb:French_Navy
1801
gptkbp:class gptkb:Centaur-class
gptkb:Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
74-gun ship of the line
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1961
1798
1953
gptkbp:communication_system radar systems
sonar systems
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1960
gptkbp:crew around 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 600
1,000 personnel
1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1973
gptkb:1979
gptkb:1980
1801
1973-03-30
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1971
gptkb:1977
gptkb:1978
gptkb:1979
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:West_Indies
Far East
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:displacement 1,800 tons
28,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 30 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sold for scrap
captured
gptkbp:final_scrapping_year gptkb:1984
gptkbp:has_airport gptkb:observation_deck
hangar deck
ski-jump ramp
gptkbp:height 50 meters
gptkbp:historical_significance served during the Cold War
part of the Napoleonic Wars
first British carrier to operate jets
participated in NATO exercises
played a role in British naval strategy
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Devonport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Centaur
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkb:1957
1797
gptkbp:length 196 feet
245 meters
804 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dundee
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mighty_C
The Mighty Centaur
gptkbp:notable_event visited multiple ports worldwide
participated in NATO exercises
surrendered to the French
gptkbp:notable_feature angled flight deck
steam catapults
extensive maintenance facilities
modern radar systems
large hangar space
mirror landing system
catapult launch system
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Operation_Musketeer
Cold War operations
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_period 1953-1973
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited
10,000 nautical miles
unlimited range
gptkbp:operational_status retired
decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_use air defense
anti-submarine warfare
ground attack
airborne early warning
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Black_Buck
gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkb:Operation_Musketeer
NATO exercises
gptkbp:powers 80,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:recommissioned French service
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkbp:role gptkb:Retail
multi-role carrier
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:service gptkb:1979
gptkb:Royal_Navy
1953
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkb:HMS_Bulwark
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkbp:title_held HMS Centaur (French)
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_John_Cunningham
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Barham
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkb:British_naval_forces
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Henry_Harwood
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Doveton_Sturdee
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Doveton_Sturdee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4