HMS Acheron AY

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:beam 26 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:class gptkb:Acheron-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1945
gptkbp:crewSize 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1960
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design submarine
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:exhibits none
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
Captain_Robert_Green
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1959
1960
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron AY
gptkbp:launchDate 1944
gptkbp:length 300 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 300 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Silent Hunter
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
collision during exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:productionYears 1945-1960
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:reduces 1950s
gptkbp:replacedBy nuclear submarines
Vanguard-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Acheron_(S12)
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:supportRole submarine training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem six