HMS Achilles (1905)
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| 300px HMS Achilles | |
| Career |  |
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| Class and type: | Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser |
| Name: | HMS Achilles |
| Builder: | Armstrong |
| Launched: | 17 June 1905 |
| Fate: | Sold 9 May 1921, broken up 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,550 tons |
| Length: | 480 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 73.5 ft (22.4 m) |
| Draught: | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Speed: | 23 knots |
| Armament: |
6 x BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk X guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Achilles.
HMS Achilles was a Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser launched on 17 June 1905. She served in the First World War and was broken up in 1923 after 18 years in service. She was the only ship in her class to survive the war. Achilles did not participate in the Battle of Jutland, but did manage to sink the German raider Leopard in 1917 after the raider attacked a British steamer nearby.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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