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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}
 
Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and {{UK-Ariel}} were deferred.{{AWO1914|182 of 24 July, 1914}}
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She fought at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-DF|1}},{{UKJutlandOD|p. 34}} which was tasked with screening the {{UK-BS|5}}.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*{{CommRN}} [[Viscount Kelburn]], 15 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 272.</ref>
 
*{{CommRN}} [[Viscount Kelburn]], 15 April, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913).  p. 272.</ref>
 
* {{CommRN}} [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], 31 March, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 267.</ref>
 
* {{CommRN}} [[Brien Michael Money|Brien M. Money]], 31 March, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915).  p. 267.</ref>
 
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles G. Ramsey]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
 
* {{CommRN}} [[Charles G. Ramsey]], in command at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [[First D. F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
 
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing
 
*[http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ships/HMS_Acheron/ 3D Model] available for licensing
 
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Revision as of 12:56, 14 October 2013

H.M.S. Acheron (1911)
Pendant Number: H.00 (1914)
H.02 (Jan-Apr 1918)[1]
Builder: Thornycroft[2]
Ordered: 1910-11 Programme[3]
Launched: 27 Jun, 1911[4]
Sold: 9 May, 1921[5]
Fate: to Ward

H.M.S. Acheron was one of 29 destroyers of the Acheron class.

Service

Immediately before the start of war, plans to remove shipping strips under cocoanut matting on this ship and Ariel were deferred.[6]

She fought at the Battle of Jutland as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla,[7] which was tasked with screening the Fifth Battle Squadron.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
  6. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 182 of 24 July, 1914.
  7. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 34.
  8. The Navy List (July, 1913). p. 272.
  9. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 267.
  10. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.

Bibliography


Acheron Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
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Druid Sandfly Jackal Tigress Lapwing
  Lizard Phoenix Ferret Forester  
Yarrow Specials
  Archer Attack  
Thornycroft Specials
  Acheron Ariel  
Parsons Specials
  Badger Beaver  
Firedrake/Yarrow Specials
  Firedrake Lurcher Oak  
Australian type
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  Huon Swan Torrens  
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