HMNZS Achilles

HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She was launched in 1931 for the Royal Navy, loaned to New Zealand in 1936 and transferred to the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter and notable for being the first Royal Navy cruiser to have fire control radar, with the installation of the New Zealand-made SS1 fire-control radar in June 1940.

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1932  Wikimedia, Wikidata
70; HMS Achilles
length 169.1 metre, speed 32.5 knot, draft 5.8 metre, beam 17 metre, 
Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal Navy, Cammell Laird, United Kingdom, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1932 HMNZS Achilles

1933-10-10T00:00:00Z

1933-10-10T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1941-10-01T00:00:00Z

1941-10-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-09-17T00:00:00Z

1946-09-17T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1932-09-01T00:00:00Z

1932-09-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-12-13T00:00:00Z

1939-12-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of the River Plate

1931-06-11T00:00:00Z

1931-06-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

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Flag, ensign (AM 694939-14)

Crest, navy (AM 686577-1)

HMNZS Achilles (AWM P03626-012)

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Box, presentation (AM 2001.25.269-1)

Flag, ensign (AM 694939-17)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-30)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-14)		Commons
commons	image		Crest, navy (AM 686577-1)		Commons
commons	image		HMNZS Achilles (AWM P03626-012)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-32)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-33)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-31)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-16)		Commons
commons	image		Box, presentation (AM 2001.25.269-1)		Commons
commons	image		Flag, ensign (AM 694939-17)		Commons