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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 | ||