- HMS Acheron (1911)
HMS "Acheron" was the name ship of the "Acheron" class
destroyer of the BritishRoyal Navy . She is named after the RiverAcheron , believed inGreek Mythology to be a branch of the RiverStyx . She was the fifth ship of theRoyal Navy to bear the name.Pennant Numbers
Construction
"Acheron" was ordered during the building programme of
1910 -11 and built byJohn I. Thornycroft & Company of Woolston. She was launched on27 June 1911 . Capable of 28 knots, she carried two convert|4|in|mm|0|sing=on guns, other smaller guns and 21 inchtorpedo tubes and had a complement of 72 men.Wartime Service
Serving with the
First Destroyer Flotilla , she became part of theGrand Fleet at the outbreak of war and was present at both the Battle of Dogger Bank and theBattle of Jutland .On
10 March 1915 , in company with HMS "Attack" and HMS "Ariel" she attacked "U-12" nearAberdeen . The submarine attempted to dive but was rammed by "Ariel". "U-12" then surfaced and was shelled by "Acheron" and "Attack", and sank with the loss of 19 lives; 10 survivors were rescued.Disposal
"Acheron" was sold on
9 May 1921 cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm |title=Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk website - Acheron Class|accessdate=2008-07-01] to Ward for breaking. She was sold again on20 September 1923 to J J King.References
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