HMS Achates
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Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Achates after the character from Roman mythology:
- The first Achates was a 13-gun ship launched in 1573 and sold in 1605.
- The second Achates was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1808 and wrecked in 1810 off Guadeloupe.
- The third Achates was a 16-gun sloop, originally the French Le Milan, captured in 1809 and sold in 1818.
- The fourth Achates, launched in 1912, was an Acasta-class destroyer. She served in World War I and was sold in 1921.
- The fifth Achates was an A-class destroyer launched in 1929 and sunk in 1942 by the German cruiser Admiral Hipper.
- Achates, an Amphion-class submarine launched in 1945, was never completed. She never entered service, and was sunk as a target in 1950.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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