HMS Acheron XVI

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:aircraft 1 × Wessex helicopter
gptkbp:armament 4 × 4.5 inch guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 15 meters
gptkbp:builder Shipbuilding Company
gptkbp:built 1991
Shipyard_in_England
gptkbp:class gptkb:Acheron-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1961
gptkbp:completed 1961
gptkbp:conservationEfforts No
gptkbp:crew 300 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:displacement 3000 tons
gptkbp:draft 5 meters
gptkbp:electronicSystems Advanced radar systems
gptkbp:engineType Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
Scrapped in 1991
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron XVI
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future destroyer designs
gptkbp:length 120 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 120 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XVI
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Acheron
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_Gulf_War
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1990
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 1022 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XVII
gptkbp:retirementYear 1990
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XV
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XVII