&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Acasta,_Acasta-class_destroyer_-_IWM_Q_75130.jpg) HMS Acasta (Imperial War Museum)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Acasta |
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Laid down | 1 December 1911 |
| Launched | 10 September 1912 |
| Refit | June 1916 |
| Honours and awards | Jutland |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Acasta-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 984 tons |
| Length | 267 ft 6 in (81.5 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Installed power | 24,500 hp (18,270 kW) |
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| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 77 |
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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 a K-class torpedo boat destroyer, having at various times the pennant numbers G40, H59 (1914) or H00 (1918).[1] She saw extensive service during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland, where she was badly damaged. She was sold for breaking up in 1921.