HMS Acheron XCIII

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Acheron_XCIII
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
4 × 4.5 inch guns
8 × 40 mm Bofors guns
20 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1950
gptkbp:class gptkb:Acheron-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew 190
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Far_East_Station
gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkb:East_Indies_Station
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 11 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Humanitarian missions
Search and rescue operations
Naval exercises
Naval diplomacy
Fleet maneuvers
Post-war naval operations
Anti-submarine warfare training
Naval escort duties
Convoy protection missions
Cold_War_preparations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron XCIII
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 362 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XCIII
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Acheron_IV
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_III
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_V
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_II
gptkbp:services 1944
1946
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Acheron_IV
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_III
gptkb:HMS_Acheron
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_V
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_II
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Destroyer