Acasta-class destroyer

For the World War II K-class Destroyers, see K-class destroyer (1938).

HMS Shark, lost at the Battle of Jutland
Class overview
NameAcasta class
Operators
Preceded byAcheron class
Succeeded byL class
Built1912–1913
In commission1912–1923
Completed20
Lost7
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
Displacement934 to 984 tons
Length267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) to 252 ft (76.8 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) to 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) to 9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power24,500 hp (18,270 kW)
Propulsion
  • Standard K class:
  • Acasta, Achates, Ambuscade:
    • 2 shaft Brown-Curtis steam turbines
    • Yarrow-type oil-fired boilers
Speed29 kn (53.7 km/h) - 32 kn (59.3 km/h)[3]
Complement75 - 77
Armament

The Acasta class (in September 1913 re-designated the K class) was a class of twenty destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Programme of 1911 - 1912 that saw service during World War I. They were the last class of Royal Navy destroyers to have mixed names with no systematic theme (see naming conventions for destroyers of the Royal Navy for more information.) When the class was designated as "K", names beginning with that letter were allocated to the ships but never used.[Note 1][4] The class saw extensive wartime service and seven were lost, including four at the Battle of Jutland.

  1. ^ H.M.S.O. (1916). The Sight Manual. Pub. No. OU 6026. p. 80. ADM 186/216
  2. ^ March. British Destroyers, p. 127.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Janes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 129.


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