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Six Minotaur-class cruisers were planned over a ten-year period by the Royal Navy, with the same names as planned for the Neptune-class cruiser design: Minotaur, Neptune, Centurion, Edgar, Mars, and Bellerophon. The plan involved laying down two cruisers in 1951, 1952, and 1953 with completion in 1954, 1955, and 1956 respectively.
Minotaur-class cruiser may refer to: Minotaur-class cruiser (1906), a class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers launched in 1906–1907; Minotaur-class cruiser (1943), a class of Royal Navy light cruisers launched in 1943–1945; Minotaur-class cruiser (1947), a projected class of Royal Navy cruisers, a design both finalised and cancelled in 1947
Minotaur-class cruiser (1947) Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship; Multi-role support ship (UK) N. N3-class battleship; Neptune-class cruiser; S. SSN-AUKUS; T. Type 32 ...
The class was originally to have consisted of twelve ships, [1] six were laid down in 1941–1942 and the seventh unit, Hawke, in 1943.Four of the ordered cruisers were cancelled almost immediately, three in March 1942 being replaced by the first light fleet carrier order [a] and another, probably Mars, was cancelled in November 1942.
Minotaur-class cruiser (1947) N. N3-class battleship; Neptune-class cruiser; O. Oceanic (unfinished ship) P. Polar 8 Project; Project America; R. MV Regent Sky; S.
The first of a new Minotaur class, a development of the later Colony class with extra beam and a fifth twin 4 inch turret. Swiftsure was the last Royal Navy cruiser completed during World War II and was the first British cruiser designed around the concept of an operations room and modern radar, with sensor screens and communications positioned ...
Mersey-class cruiser; Minotaur-class cruiser (1906) Minotaur-class cruiser (1943) Minotaur-class cruiser (1947) Mogami-class cruiser; Monmouth-class cruiser; Montgomery-class cruiser; Myōkō-class cruiser
HMCS Ontario was a Minotaur-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy as HMS Minotaur (53), but transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on completion and renamed Ontario. [ 2 ] HMS Minotaur was laid down on 20 November 1941 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast and launched on 29 July 1943. [ 2 ]