HMS Acasta was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, and the name ship of that class. She was built between 1911 and 1913, and was initially designated...
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name HMS Acasta, whilst another two were planned: HMS Acasta (1797) was a 40-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1797 and broken up in 1821. HMS Acasta was...
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HMS Shark, was an Acasta-class destroyer built in 1912 for the Royal Navy. Shark was sunk during the Battle of Jutland on the evening of 31 May 1916. Under...
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HMS Spitfire was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Spitfire took part in the battle of Jutland in 1916. She was launched on 23 December 1912...
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HMS Shark (1894) was a Rocket-class destroyer launched in 1894 and broken up in 1911. HMS Shark (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1912...
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HMS Sparrowhawk (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1912. She was sunk at the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916 after colliding with HMS Broke...
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sold in 1911. HMS Hardy (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold for scrap in 1921. HMS Hardy (H87) was an H-class destroyer launched...
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HMS Sparrowhawk was an Acasta-class destroyer built in 1912 and sunk in 1916 at the Battle of Jutland after a collision with the destroyer leader HMS Broke...
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X Y Z HMS Acasta (1912) HMS Acasta (H09) HMS Achates (1912) HMS Achates (H12) HMS Acorn (1910) MV Adelaide Star (1950) HMS Airedale (L07) HMS Alarm (1911)...
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1868 and sold in 1888. HMS Lynx (1894) was a Ferret-class destroyer launched in 1894 and sold in 1912. HMS Lynx (1913) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched...
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that HMS Surveillante captured on 30 October 1809, and that was sold in 1818. HMS Achates (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold...
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broken up in 1888. HMS Spitfire (1895) was a Swordfish-class destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1912. HMS Spitfire (1912) was an Acasta-class destroyer...
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by 1921. HMS Acasta HMS Ambuscade HMS Ardent HMS Contest HMS Hardy at speed HMS Midge HMS Spitfire showing damage sustained at Jutland HMS Unity Victor...
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Royal Navy have been named HMS Kingsmill; HMS Kingsmill (1912), an Acasta-class destroyer renamed HMS Sparrowhawk launched in 1912 and entered service in...
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HMS Ambuscade was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy and was launched in 1913. She served throughout the First World War, forming part of the...
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HMS Hardy was a Royal Navy ship that was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers. Serving during the First World War, she was part of the Grand Fleet at the...
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HMS Achates was an Acasta (or K)-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built by the Scottish shipbuilder John Brown and was built between...
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Cockatrice in 1906, sold in 1910. HMS Cockatrice (1912), launched in 1912, was an Acasta-class destroyer, sold in 1921. HMS Cockatrice (J229), launched in...
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HMS Hampshire was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to...
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56°42′N 5°52′E / 56.700°N 5.867°E / 56.700; 5.867 HMS Ardent was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed...
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HMS Christopher was an Acasta-class destroyer (also known as the K class) of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1911–1912. She...
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1910s. The Laforey class were improved and faster versions of the preceding Acasta class. They displaced 965–1,010 long tons (980–1,026 t). The ships had an...
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HMS Lynx was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the First World War...
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HMS Cockatrice was an Acasta-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, launching in 1912 and served throughout...
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"Submarine goes down, in collision with HMS Hazard". The Daily News. No. 20, 562. London. 3 February 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via British...
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HMS Contest was an Acasta-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company at their Newcastle upon Tyne shipyard...
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out of control after hits from German ships, collided with the Acasta-class destroyer HMS Sparrowhawk, leading to the latter's loss. Broke saw action in...
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USS Constitution (section HMS Cyane and HMS Levant)
Bermuda. Collier gathered a squadron consisting of Leander, Newcastle, and Acasta and set off in pursuit, but he was unable to overtake her. On 24 December...
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RMS Niagara (redirect from HMS Avenger (1915))
liner, Royal Mail Ship and refrigerated cargo ship. She was launched in 1912 in Scotland and sunk in 1940 by a mine off the coast of New Zealand. Her...
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destroyers to a design based on a modified version of the previous year's Acasta-class destroyer, with the major difference being an increased torpedo armament...
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