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| H.M.S. Acasta (1929) | |
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| Pendant Number: | H09 |
| Builder: | John Brown |
| Laid down: | 13 Aug, 1928 |
| Launched: | 8 Aug, 1929 |
| Commissioned: | 14 Feb, 1930[1] |
| Sunk: | 8 Jun, 1940 |
H.M.S. Acasta was one of eleven "A" Class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captain Miles was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus in August, 1929, and while acting as Captain (D) of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, in command of "A" class destroyers Codrington, Acasta, and Active in 1930 through 1932. On 4 April, 1932, Active and Achates collided and Their Lordships informed Miles that "he must be held very seriously to blame for a grave error of judgment."[2]
Captains
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 21 June, 1930[3] (also as Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 214.
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