HMS Achilles

HMS Achilles

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Achilles", after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, "Achille".

*HMS|Achilles|1747|6 was an 8-gun schooner purchased in 1747. She was captured in 1748 by the Spanish.
*HMS|Achilles|1757|6 was a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1780 and sold in 1784.
*HMS|Achilles|1863|6 was a broadside ironclad frigate launched in 1863. She became a base ship in 1902 and was renamed HMS "Hibernia". She was renamed HMS "Egmont" in 1904, HMS "Egremont" in 1916 and HMS "Pembroke" in 1919. She was sold in 1923.
*HMS|Achilles|1905|6 was a "Warrior" class armoured cruiser launched in 1905 and sold in 1921.
*HMS "Achilles" was a "Leander" class light cruiser launched in 1932. She was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS "Achilles" in 1941, but was returned in 1946. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1948 as HMIS "Delhi", eventually becoming INS "Delhi". She was scrapped in 1978.
*HMS|Achilles|F12|6 was a "Leander" class frigate launched in 1968. She was sold to Chile in 1990 and renamed "Ministro Zenteno".

ee also

*HMS "Achille"

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