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'''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Acheron''''' was one of 29 destroyers of the [[Acheron Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acheron'' class]].
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==Career==
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Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 17:16, 15 November 2012

H.M.S. Acheron (1911)
Pendant Number: H.00 (1914)
H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Thornycroft[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 27 Jun, 1911[4]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[5]
Fate: to Ward

H.M.S. Acheron was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Career

Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and Ariel were deferred.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  6. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.

Bibliography


Acheron Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
Goshawk Hind Hornet Hydra Defender
Druid Sandfly Jackal Tigress Lapwing
  Lizard Phoenix Ferret Forester  
Yarrow Specials
  Archer Attack  
Thornycroft Specials
  Acheron Ariel  
Parsons Specials
  Badger Beaver  
Firedrake/Yarrow Specials
  Firedrake Lurcher Oak  
Australian type
  Parramatta Warrego Yarra  
  Huon Swan Torrens  
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