HMS Acheron XXVI

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 21 in torpedo tubes
4 × 4.7 in guns
8 × 2 in AA guns
gptkbp:awardedBy Battle Honours
gptkbp:beam 36 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:celebrates Commemorated in naval history
gptkbp:class gptkb:Acheron-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Wireless telegraphy
gptkbp:complement 190 crew members
gptkbp:crew Naval training exercises
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:U-boat_U-1234
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
Western Approaches
gptkbp:displacement 1,850 tons
gptkbp:engineType Steam turbine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1946
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Anti-submarine warfare
Naval engagements
Naval strategy development
Convoy protection
Escort_duties
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Acheron XXVI
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:legacy Influence on destroyer design
gptkbp:length 362 ft
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
D-Day landings
gptkbp:propulsion 2 shafts
gptkbp:radar Type 271 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XXVIII
gptkbp:serviceYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XXVII
gptkb:HMS_Acheron_XXV
gptkbp:sonar Type 144 sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Destroyer