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on 10 October 1933. She would serve with the Royal Navy's New Zealand Division from 31 March 1936 up to the creation of the Royal New Zealand Navy, into which she was transferred in September 1941 and recommissioned HMNZS
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under Captain Cameron Rusby. As part of the scrapping her Y turret was removed and presented as a gift to the New Zealand government. It is now on display at the entrance of
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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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on 5 January 1943, she was attacked by four Japanese aircraft. A bomb blew the top off X turret, killing 13 sailors. Between April 1943 and May 1944
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began patrolling the west coast of South America looking for German merchant ships, but by 22 October 1939 she had arrived at the
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was forced by international law to leave within 72 hours. Faced with what he believed to be overwhelming odds, the captain of
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in a quadruple-mount. The work was delayed by a dockyard explosion that killed 14 men. Stoker William Dale was awarded the
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After Second World War service in the Atlantic and Pacific, she was returned to the Royal Navy. She was sold to the
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in Kent, England on 17 September 1946. She was then sold to the Indian Navy and recommissioned on 5 July 1948 as
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suffered some damage. In the exchange of fire, four crew were killed, her captain, WE Parry, was wounded; 36 of
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in four twin mountings, modern radar was fitted, and the damaged X turret was replaced by four
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The range reduced to about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) at around 07:15 and
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on 30 June 1978. In 1968 she was present at the granting of independence to
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which was a radio-controlled unmanned aircraft, normally used as a drone.
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broke off the engagement around 07:45 to head for the neutral harbour of
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representing the Indian Government together with the Royal Navy frigate
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builder's plaque, steering wheel and engine room telegraph to Admiral
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and is still on display hanging on the south wall of the Cathedral at
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escorted the first Trans-Tasman commercial convoy, VK.1, composed of
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detected smoke on the horizon, which was confirmed at 06:16 to be a
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for his actions in saving the lives of several dockyard workers.
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was originally built for the Royal Navy, and was commissioned as
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In the early morning of 13 December 1939, a force consisting of
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which she entered at 22:00 that night, having been pursued by
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Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. November 2015 858:in May 1945 for final operations in the 626: 611: 523:She was the second of five ships of the 392:(12.7 mm) machine guns, quad mounts Mk.I 315:73,280 shaft horsepower (54,640 kW) 247:Returned to Royal Navy 17 September 1946 30:For other ships with the same name, see 1287: 1110:"First Sea Lord Calls on the President" 957:Mason, Geoffrey B. Gordon Smith (ed.). 947: 14: 1714: 1265: 1210: 1362: 1173:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 184: 66: 1762:World War II cruisers of New Zealand 1329: 1187: 1040: 1028: 850:Sent back to the New Zealand Fleet, 281:9,740 tons full load (Oct 1945) 1088:"HMNZS Achilles Twin 6-inch Turret" 482:. 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She was scrapped in 1978. 291:555.5 ft (169.3 m) 7: 931:played herself in the film 845:Albert Medal for Lifesaving 788:in the south-west Pacific. 664:but which turned out to be 10: 1778: 869: 837:QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun 803:Rear-Admiral John G. Crace 605: 549: 36: 29: 1752:Steamships of New Zealand 1747:Battle of the River Plate 1691: 1665: 1595: 1553: 1537: 1498: 1465: 1409: 1399: 1090:. 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Index

HMNZS Achilles (70)
HMS Achilles
Indian Navy
INS Delhi (1948)

Achilles
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Royal New Zealand Navy
Pennant number
Indian Navy
Leander-class
light cruiser
BL 6 in Mk.XXIII (152 mm L/50) guns
QF 4 in Mk.V (102 mm L/45) guns
QF 0.5 in Mk.III Vickers
21-inch (533 mm) torpedo Mk.IX
magazine
deck
turrets
Catapult
Fairey Seafox
Supermarine Walrus
DH.82 Queen Bee
Leander-class
light cruiser
Royal New Zealand Navy
Second World War
Royal Navy
Battle of the River Plate

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