Centaur

Type CVL
Country UK
Displacement (t) 18,310
Length (m) 224.6
Beam (m) 27.4
Draft (m) 7.5
Height (m) 27.4
Max speed (kn) 29.5

Individual hulls (4)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Albion Albion UK 1954-05-26 (Commissioned) 1973-10-30 (Amphib carrier, decom)
  • Royal Navy: 1954-05-26 – 1962-07-31
  • Royal Navy: 1962-08-01 – 1973-10-30 (Amphib carrier, decom)
Bulwark Bulwark UK 1954-11-04 (Commissioned) 1981-03-30 (Asw carrier, decom)
  • Royal Navy: 1954-11-04 – 1959-12-31
  • Royal Navy: 1960-01-01 – 1979-01-31 (Amphib carrier)
  • Royal Navy: 1979-02-01 – 1981-03-30 (Asw carrier, decom)
Centaur Centaur UK 1953-09-01 (Commissioned) 1971-12-31 (Decommissioned)
Hermes Hermes UK 1959-11-18 (Commissioned) 1986-04-30 (Asw carrier, decom)
  • Royal Navy: 1959-11-18 – 1973-07-31
  • Royal Navy: 1973-08-01 – 1976-11-30 (Amphib carrier)
  • Royal Navy: 1976-12-01 – 1986-04-30 (Asw carrier, decom)