HMS Acheron (H45)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Acheron.
HMS Acheron was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War in Home waters and off the Norwegian coast, before becoming an early war loss when she sank after hitting a mine off the Isle of Wight on 17 December 1940. The wreck site is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
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HMS Acheron | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Acheron |
Namesake | Acheron, a river in Greek mythology |
Ordered | 29 May 1928 |
Builder | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston, Hampshire |
Laid down | 29 October 1928 |
Launched | 18 March 1930 |
Commissioned | 13 October 1931 |
Motto | "Post tenebras lux" (After darkness light) |
Fate | Sunk, 17 December 1940 after hitting a mine |
Badge | On a Field Black, barry wavy of 4 Silver. |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | A-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 323 ft (98 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 134; 140 (1940) |
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