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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Centaur-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1953–1959
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · EARLY COLD WAR
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationLight aircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardHarland & Wolff, Swan Hunter, Vickers Armstrong
- Laid Down1944
- Launched1947
- Commissioned1953
- Ships in Class4
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement22,471 t
- Full Load Displacement27,015 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)224 m
- Beam36.7 m
- Draft8.3 m
◇Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
- Shaft Power56,673 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed31.5 kn
- Range6,000
◆Gun Armament1MOD.1
- Secondary Guns32 40 mm Bofors guns
▤Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
⬢Aviation3MOD.3
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft50
▲Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
- Air-Search RadarType 980 air warning radar
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 293 gunnery air search radar
◎Armour1MOD.1
- Deck Armour25.4 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1953Production started
- 1959Production ended
73
years in service
6
years in production
4
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
44FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS12EARLY COLD WAR · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS498UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS28PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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