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HMS Achilles - Cruiser Country : UK Launched : 1st September 1932 HMS Achilles was a Leander class cruiser built by Cammell Laird. Laid down on 11th June 1931, Achilles was launched 1st September 1932 and completed 6th October 1933. She served with the New Zealand Navy from 1937 to 1943. HMS Achilles served in the South Atlantic 1939 taking a major role in the battle of the River Plate against the Graf Spee, firing a total of 1242 6-inch shells in the action, and receiving splinter damage from near misses. Loaned to the newly formed Royal New Zealand Navy (along with her sister ship HMS Leander) 1940 to 1943, she returned to the Home Fleet 1943-1944 and then to the Pacific Fleet in 1945. In 1948 she was sold to the Indian Navy and renamed Delhi, arriving there after refit in September 1948. Displacement: 7,030 tons Speed: 32.5kt Complement: 550 Armament: eight 6 inch guns in twin turrets, four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in single mountings and twelve 0.5 inch machine guns in fours. Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes in quadruple mountings and 1 aircraft. Single 4 inch guns later replaced by four twin mountings. Launched 1st September 1932. Transferred to India 5th July 1948 as Dehli. Known Pennants : 70 |
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