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The HMS Achilles was an English Cruiser ship.

Tech. Data[]

She was built in England in 1933. She displaced 9,144 tons and was 554 feet long.

Life[]

In 1933, she was built as a light Cruiser and was assisting with the Royal Navy New Zealand Division in 1936. On August 29, 1939, she was sent to the West Indies to protect Allied shipping in WWII and fought a German warship on December 13th of the same year. She assisted with the Royal New Zealand and Navy from 1941-1948. Then, she seized the colony of Gofa in 1961. She then played in a movie and was eventually sold in 1977.

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