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	Centaur class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Centaur class of aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy was the last of the light fleet carrier designs started during the closing years of World War II.
		With the extended completion periods of the units, and the rapid advances in aircraft carrier design at the time of their building, it was almost inevitable that large differences should be seen between the various members of the class.
		The Centaur class were intermediate in size between the Majestic and Colossus class light carriers and the full Audacious class attack carriers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Centaur_class_aircraft_carrier (722 words)

	HMS Centaur (R06) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Centaur (R06) was a Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy.
		She was the only ship of her class to retain the original configuration with a straight axial flight deck rather than the angled flight decks of her three sister ships.
		She was laid down in 1944 in Belfast with the contract being awarded to Harland and Wolff, though was not launched until 1947, sometime after World War II had come to a close, due to delays relating to the end of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Centaur_(R06) (671 words)

	Centaur - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Centaur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly, the centaurs were the offspring of Ixion and Nephele, the rain-cloud.
		Alternatively, the centaurs were the offspring of Kentauros (the son of Ixion and Nephele) and some Magnesian mares or of Apollo and Hebe.
		The Centaurs are best known for their fight with the Lapithae, caused by their attempt to carry off Hippodamia (a "horse"woman herself) on the day of her marriage to Peirithous, king of the Lapithae, himself the son of Ixion.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Centaur.html (794 words)

	Encyclopedia: Aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraftâ”in effect acting as a sea-going airbase.
		Modern aircraft carriers have a flat-top deck, the flight deck that serves as a take-off and landing area for aircraft.
		By the late 1930s, aircraft carriers around the world typically carried three types of aircraft: torpedo bombers, also used for conventional bombings and reconnaissance; dive bombers, also used for reconnaissance (in the U.S. Navy, this type of aircraft were known as "scout bombers"); and fighters for fleet defence and bomber escort duties.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Aircraft-carrier (10766 words)

	Colossus Class Light Fleet Aircraft Carriers
		Aircraft cranes, workshops, deck houses and defensive anti-aircraft weapons were added to the flight deck and although space was provided for aircraft deck parking, all equipment necessary to operate aircraft was absent, and consequently aircraft were hoisted aboard.
		The eight Colossus class carriers were not units of the Centaur and exempt from the cuts, particularly as they were slower and carried fewer aircraft than other classes.
		Aircraft Carriers were vital in the Korean War (1950-3), providing mobile airfields for allied warplanes and four Royal Navy Colossus Class vessels participated in the three year conflict.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Postwar/Carriers/colossus.htm (2752 words)

	hms albion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was the name ship of a class of 74-gun Third-rates.
		She was ordered in 1839 and was launched at Plymouth in September 1842, and was 204 feet long, with a displacement of 3083 tons and quite a large crew complement of 830.
		In 1915 she, along with others of the 'Canopus' Class were in the Mediterranean, bombarding strategic Turkish positions in the Dardanelles.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /HMS_Albion.html (1150 words)

	CENTAUR class
		The CENTAUR class was laid down during the Second World War as a follow-on to the earlier light fleet carriers, but with nearly twice the machinery power of the earlier ships (increasing the top speed to approximately 28 knots).
		Smaller carriers as they were, they were not suited to the larger jet aircraft that were coming into service and were limited to operating the older generation of aircraft.
		CENTAUR paid off into reserve in 1965, and was used as an accomodations hulk until she was scrapped.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/rn/carriers/centaur (390 words)

	Bulwark, Albion & Centaur Assocation - HMS Centaur
		Bulwark, Albion and Centaur Assocation - HMS Centaur
		She was the only ship of her class to retain the original configuration with a straight axial flight deck rather than the angled flight decks of her two sister ships.
		She was laid down in 1944 in Belfast with the contract being awarded to Harland and Wolff, though she was not launched until 1947, due to post war economies.
	www.bulwarkassoc.plus.com /ships/centaur.htm (722 words)

	HMS Centaur aircraft carrier profile. Aircraft Carrier Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		Centaur was built by Harland and Wolff, being laid down on 30 May 1944.
		Centaur was paid off in December 1965, after which she was used as an accommodation ship at Devonport and Portsmouth until 1971.
		Eight ships of the Centaur class were ordered during the second world war as enlarged follow-ons to the Majestics, with more powerful machinery allowing fleet speeds.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /ships/Centaur.html (373 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Model - Airplanes BR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The aircraft carrier model was presented to President Ronald Reagan in …
		… from an Aircraft Carrier to a "Commando" Carrier, however, as the model … Nick Beischer's "Aircraft Carrier" marked HMS Centaur with no model number.
		This study evaluated the risk to hearing health associated with duty on the flight deck of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier.
	airplanes.br.com /aircraft-carrier-model.html (546 words)

	R 22 Viraat
		Originally HMS Hermes, she was laid down in 1944 as one of the Royal Navy's 'Centaur' class of light fleet carriers.
		New developments in carrier design meant that the vessel which entered service in the late 1950s was equipped with an angled flight deck.
		At present, the INS Viraat carries a complement of Sea Harrier aircraft, which are wired for Sea Eagle Anti-Ship Missiles (ASMs) and Matra 550 Magic missiles and various choppers like the Sea King for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Search-And-Rescue (SAR) and transport.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/r-viraat.htm (852 words)

	HMS Centaur, Light Fleet Carrier (RO6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HMS Centaur was the only ship of the class to be completed to the original 1943 design.
		The in-depth research has allowed the author to cover the Centaur's career in great detail through each commission, and the story is enlivened by memories from ex-members of her ship's company.
		Hermes Class aircraft carriers, Message Board for naval enthusiasts and ex Crew families of the Hermes class carrier HMS Centaur.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_centaur.htm (1294 words)

	HMS Hermes (R12)
		The second HMS Hermes (R12) was the last of the postwar conventional aircraft carriers commissioned into the Royal Navy.
		She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness during WW II as HMS Elephant, one of the Centaur class carriers.
		Construction was suspended in 1945 but work was resumed in 1952 to clear the slipway and the hull was launched on 16 February 1953.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_hermes__r12_.html (252 words)

	HMS Hermes (R12) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HMS Hermes (R12) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was redesignated as a commando carrier in 1971 and then as a V/STOL carrier.
		Hermes was due to be decommissioned in 1982 after a defence review by the British government, but when the Falklands War broke out, she was quickly refitted and made the flagship of the British forces.
		Hermes carried Sea Harrier jets of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, as well as a troop of SAS and Royal Marines.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/HMS-Hermes-R12.html (288 words)

	aircraft carrier - OneLook Dictionary Search
		aircraft carrier : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Phrases that include aircraft carrier: attack aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier minas gerais, audacious class aircraft carrier, brazilian aircraft carrier minas gerais, centaur class aircraft carrier, more...
		Words similar to aircraft carrier: carrier, flattop, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=aircraft+carrier&ls=a (221 words)

	R07 Albion (Centaur Class) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albion was converted to a helicopter carrier between February 1961 to August 1962.
		In November 1956, Albion was involved in the Suez operation, carrying Sea Hawks and Sea Venoms.
		She spent most of the 1960s in the Far East, and in 1966 was present at the Indonesian confrontation.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /aj.cashmore/britain/carriers/centaur/albion.html (107 words)

	Aircraft carrier Shipyard profile. Aircraft Carrier Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		These pages attempt to summarise a little of the main shipbuilders who constructed the Aircraft Carriers used by the Fleet Air Arm.
		Both businesses also manufactured a wide variety of military aircraft and it was a Vickers Vimy that completed the first non-stop Atlantic crossing, in 1921.
		American based World Aircraft Carrier Lists and Photo Gallery - one of the definitive online sources for British and world aircraft carrier and seaplane tender data, histories and images - over 1000 photos.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Ships/Shipyards/Shipyards.html (2224 words)

	HMS Albion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The ships motto is "Boldly Faithfully Happily" and each and every one of the Albions that has graced the Royal Navy has certainly done that, throughout her successful history.
		The sixth Albion was a Second-rate warship and was the name of the class of 90-gun that included two others - the HMS Aboukir and HMS Exmouth.
		The seventh Albion was a Canopus-class pre-dreadnought of approximately 14,000 tonnes, with a main armament of 4 x 12 inch guns and was built by Thames Iron Works, launched in 1898 and commissioned in 1901, serving on the China Station until 1905.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Albion.htm (460 words)

	INS Viraat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The INS Viraat (R22) is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier.
		Commissioned by India on 12 May 1987, it was purchased from the UK government in 1986 having served in the UK Royal Navy since the 1950s as HMS Hermes.
		It carries a complement of Harriers for Air Defence of the Fleet.
	www.abitabouteverything.net /files/i/in/ins_viraat.html (117 words)

	Royal Naval Aircraft Carriers
		The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the old carrier HMS Eagle as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean early in 1941.
		The R-Class battleship HMS Revenge slips majestically past the carrier HMS Furious as she lies at anchor as three of her Fairey IIIFs fly overhead on a routine training sortie.
		She was sunk by the Japanese aircraft off Ceylon on the 9th April 1942.
	www.navalprints.com /rn_4.htm (1597 words)

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	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/C/CARRIER.htm (73 words)

	Dynasoar
		Walter Dornberger, former head of Peendmuende, was at Bell Aircraft in the 1950's and developed the Sanger-Bredt concept through various iterations (Bomi and Robo).
		Although they had built the first American jet aircraft and the X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier, they had not won a full-scale development contract for a manned aircraft since 1955.
		One group concerned themselves with performance of aircraft at high speeds and altitudes and with rocket research; the other group, with problems associated with hypersonic flight and reentry.
	www.astronautix.com /craft/dynasoar.htm (11269 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: India
		It is difficult to say whether this ship will actually be built; there have been several previous announcements about Indian carrier construction, none of which have produced an actual ship.
		Decommissioned to reserve 14 July 1970; converted to a commando carrier at Devenport Dockyard 1 March 1971 to 18 Aug 1973.
		Converted to ASW carrier 10 May 1976 to 10 Dec 1976, then replaced in ASW role by Bulwark and converted to VSTOL (Harrier) carrier in 1980.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/india.htm (611 words)

	Centaur - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Centaur : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include Centaur: the centaur, centaur class aircraft carrier, centaur object, centaur rocket, centaur rocket stage, more...
		Words similar to Centaur: centaurus, the centaur, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=Centaur&ls=a (238 words)

	Birmingham Class
		These Light Cruisers did not see service during world war one, and HMS Cavendish was converted June 1918 into the Aircraft Carrier becoming HMS Vindictive.
		Please note the new improved Birmingham class cruiser is not the same as the Birmingham class cruisers of the first world war.
		Although originally an aircraft carrier HMS Vindictive became a cruiser in 1925, served as a training ship in 1936-37 and then as a repair ship in 1940.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /birmingham_class.htm (1455 words)

	HMS Hermes (R12) - TheBestLinks.com - April 12, Aircraft carrier, Centaur, February 16, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		HMS Hermes (R12), April 12, Aircraft carrier, Centaur, February 16, Falklands...
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		The Piaggio company has been around much longer than their famous scooters, but the two became enmeshed after WWII because the former aircraft manufacturer was forced by treaty agreements to find new things to manufacture.
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		Nov 13, 1941 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal is sunk off Gibraltar by a U-boat.
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