HMS Achilles |
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HMNZS Achilles |
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Delhi |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Leander |
Builder: |
Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England |
Pennant Number: |
70 |
Ordered: |
March 1931 |
Commissioned: |
October 10, 1933 (RN) March 24, 1936 (RNZN) July 5, 1948 (RIN) |
Keel Laid: |
June 11, 1931 |
Decommissioned: |
March 24, 1936 (RN) September 17, 1946 (RNZN) June 30, 1978 (RIN) |
Launched: |
September 1, 1932 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Bombay, India in 1978. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
554' 5" |
Engines: |
4 Parsons geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
55' 2" |
Boilers: |
4 Admiralty three drum type |
Draft: |
16' |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
7,030 |
HP: |
72,000 |
Speed: |
32.5 knots |
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Crew: |
550 |
Range: |
N/A |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 11, 2008 |