HMS Acheron

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Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.

• The first Acheron was an 8-gun bomb vessel launched in 1803 and burned by the French in 1805.
• The second Acheron was a paddle sloop launched in 1838 and sold in 1855.
• Acheron was the name given to a screw sloop laid down in 1861 but she was cancelled before launch.
• The third Acheron was a Warrior-class ironclad armoured frigate launched in 1866 as Northumberland, renamed in 1898, and sold in 1927.
• The fourth Acheron was a torpedo boat launched in 1879 and sold in 1902.
• The fifth Acheron was the lead ship of her class of destroyer. She was launched in 1911, served in World War I and was sold in 1921.
• The sixth Acheron (H45) was an A-class destroyer launched in 1930 and sunk by a mine off the Isle of Wight on 17 December 1940.
• The seventh Acheron (P411) was an Amphion-class diesel-electric submarine launched in 1947 and scrapped in 1972.

HMS Northumberland, whilst serving as a depot ship 1908-09, was also known as Acheron.

[edit] References

• Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.