C.70 Achilles
Royal Navy light cruiser
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Achilles | 1931/07/11 Cammel Laird, Birkenhead | 1932/09/01 | 1933/10/06 | 1948/07/05
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Namesake: Named after one of the great Greek warriors | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41/12/07 |   |   |   | Auckland |   |
42/02 | 42/04 |   | 44 |   |   104  |
43/01/04 | 43/01/05 |   | 67 | shell Munda |   |
43/01/05 |   |   | 67 | disable(bomb) off Vangua - repairs Auckland |   |
43/02 | 44/05 |   |   | repairs |   |
45/03/2? | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 57.4/Cruron4 |   |   86  |
45/06/12 | 45/06/15 | Inmate | 111.2 | raid Truk |   81  |
45/07/01 | 45/08/15 |   | 37 |   |   86  |