Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Minotaur names several different cruiser generations

The 1947 paper design was distinct from earlier Royal Navy uses of Minotaur, including the wartime class associated with HMCS Ontario.

HMCS OntarioMinotaur Class CruisersShip NamingTown Class Light Cruisers (1936)
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Question

Was the 1947 Minotaur design the same class associated with HMCS Ontario?

Short answer

No; the postwar paper design was distinct from earlier uses of the Minotaur name, including the wartime class connected with HMCS Ontario.

Notes

A viewer asks whether the 1947 Minotaur proposal is the same class associated with HMCS Ontario. It was not, and the answer jokes that Minotaur was an unlucky Royal Navy name when it came to actually reaching service as intended. The name had an earlier Town-era use, a wartime Minotaur class connected with the Canadian cruiser Ontario, and another postwar design family. Reuse of the same name can therefore collapse separate design generations in casual discussion. This watch point clarifies nomenclature rather than claiming that the projects shared one continuous hull design.