HMS Achilles (1905)

	HMS Achilles
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Achilles
Namesake	Achilles
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Laid down	22 February 1904
Launched	17 June 1905
Completed	22 April 1907
Reclassified	Training ship, 1918
Fate	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Warrior-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (normal); 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep load);
Length	505 ft 4 in (154.0 m)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) (maximum)
Installed power	23,650 ihp (17,640 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines; 19 Yarrow water-tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	7,960 nmi (14,740 km; 9,160 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	712
Armament	6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns; 4 × 1 - BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk II or Mk V guns; 26 × 1 - QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns; 3 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Decks: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm); Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm); Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm); Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm);

HMS Achilles was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She served with the 2nd Cruiser Squadron for most of the First World War. The ship did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in 1916, but did sink the German raider Leopard in 1917. Achilles became a training ship in 1918 and was sold for scrap in 1921.

History
HMS Achilles
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Achilles
Namesake	Achilles
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Laid down	22 February 1904
Launched	17 June 1905
Completed	22 April 1907
Reclassified	Training ship, 1918
Fate	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type	Warrior-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (normal) 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep load)
Length	505 ft 4 in (154.0 m)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) (maximum)
Installed power	23,650 ihp (17,640 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines 19 Yarrow water-tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	7,960 nmi (14,740 km; 9,160 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	712
Armament	6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns 4 × 1 - BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk II or Mk V guns 26 × 1 - QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns 3 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Decks: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm) Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm) Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)