Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, two of them prizes, had the French spelling of the name, Achille. HMS Achilles (1747) was an 8-gun schooner purchased in 1747. She was captured in 1748 by the Spanish.

HMNZS Achilles was a Leander -class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She was launched in 1931 for the Royal Navy, loaned to New Zealand in 1936 and transferred to the new Royal New Zealand Navy in …

4 days ago · The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move branded "woke nonsense" by former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. It follows ...

2 days ago · The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.

HMS Achilles (S123) The seventh and final Astute Class nuclear-powered submarine is due to enter the Royal Navy fleet in due course...

5 days ago · HMS Achilles (1757) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1780 and sold in 1784. HMS Achilles (1863) was a broadside ironclad frigate launched in 1863. HMS Achilles (1905) was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser launched in 1905 and sold in 1921. Achilles II was an armed trawler, hired in 1914 and sunk by a mine on 26 June 1918.

HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in World War Two. She was involved in the Battle of the River Plate. Pennant Number: C70. Laid down: 11 June 1931. Launched: 1 September 1932. Completed: 10 October 1933. Commissioned: New Zealand Service 31 March 1936.

Apr 16, 2015 · A Leander-class light cruiser, HMS (later HMNZS) Achilles displaced 7270 tons, measured 555 ft (169 m) in length and was capable of 32 knots. It was armed with eight 6-inch (152 mm) guns in four turrets, four 4-inch (102 mm) secondary guns and eight 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, and also carried a seaplane.

The Battle of the River Plate in December 1939 was the Allies’ first naval victory of the Second World War. The involvement of the cruiser HMS Achilles, more than half of whose crew were New Zealanders, was greeted with jubilation in New Zealand.

Read about HMS Achilles and her role in escort duties, Force G including information about Captain Parry and Commander Harwood. The Admiralty declared an ‘emergency situation’ on …