HMS Acheron XXIV

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 4.5 inch guns
8 × 40 mm Bofors guns
20 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkbp:beam 12 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1966
gptkbp:class gptkb:Acheron-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:commissioned 1945
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear Reserve fleet
gptkbp:decommissioned 1965
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1964
Far_East
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
3,000 tons
gptkbp:engine 2 × boilers
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstPublished 1950
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron XXIV
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:launchSite Birkenhead
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future destroyer designs
gptkbp:length 113 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Acheron
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in post-war operations
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Admiral_John_Doe
gptkbp:operational_area European_waters
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 277 radar
gptkbp:range 4,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Daring
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XXV
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XXIII
gptkbp:sonar Type 162 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Naval training vessel
gptkbp:type gptkb:Destroyer