HMS Acheron (D-42)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
4.5 inch gun
Sea_Slug_missiles
gptkbp:beam 12.2 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:class Daring-class destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1951-01-01
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:crew 300
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980-01-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1980-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 3,500 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron (D-42)
gptkbp:launchDate 1950-06-01
gptkbp:length 118.9 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Acheron
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in humanitarian missions
Conducted anti-submarine warfare training
Participated in fleet reviews
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
Served_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:South_China_Sea
North_Atlantic
Arctic_waters
gptkbp:predecessor HMS_Cossack_(D-57)
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engines
gptkbp:radar Type 965 radar
gptkbp:serviceYears 1960-1980
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Cossack_(D-57)
HMS_Daring_(D-32)
HMS_Ashanti_(D-40)
HMS_Eagle_(D-35)
HMS_Jaguar_(D-37)
HMS_Tartar_(D-85)
HMS_Zulu_(D-43)
gptkbp:sonar Type 174 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor HMS_Glasgow_(D-88)