HMS Achilles (1905)

HMS Achilles
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Achilles
NamesakeAchilles
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Laid down22 February 1904
Launched17 June 1905
Completed22 April 1907
ReclassifiedTraining ship, 1918
FateSold for scrap, 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeWarrior-class armoured cruiser
Displacement
  • 13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (normal)
  • 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep load)
Length505 ft 4 in (154.0 m)
Beam73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) (maximum)
Installed power23,650 ihp (17,640 kW)
Propulsion
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range7,960 nmi (14,740 km; 9,160 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement712
Armament
Armour

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.