HMS Acasta (1912)

HMS Acasta (Imperial War Museum)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Acasta
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down1 December 1911
Launched10 September 1912
RefitJune 1916
Honours and
awards
Jutland
FateSold for breaking up 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeAcasta-class destroyer
Displacement984 tons
Length267 ft 6 in (81.5 m)
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Installed power24,500 hp (18,270 kW)
Propulsion
  • Yarrow-type water-tube boilers
  • 2 shaft Brown-Curtis steam turbines
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement77
Armament

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.

  1. ^ "British Warships, 1914-19". Retrieved 18 October 2014.