Last update: 22.02.2001
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Achilles class
General Info
Fleet / Country: Royal Navy / Great Britain In service from: 1933 Complement (officers/enlisted): 570

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
169,00  /   161,50
Beam overall / wl.:
17,00  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
4,88  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
7080
Full loaded
9350

Armament
Main guns
6x152/50 Mk.23
Secondary guns
8x102,7-12x40, 4-11x20
Torpedo tubes
8x533
Planes
1

Engines
Boilers
6xAdmiralty 3 drum
Turbines
4xParsons

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
32,5
endurance
10300 miles @ 14 kts
Engines load
72000 HP
Fuel
1800 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
102-50,8
Decks
50,8-32
Main Battery turrets
Faces: 25,4
Sides: 25,4
Roof: 25,4
Back: 25,4
Achilles,