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HMS Achates
HMS Achates, a A-Class Fleet Destroyer, was launched on the 4th October 1927 built by John Brown at Clydebank. From the outbreak of war she undertook convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol duties in English Channel with the 18th Destroyer Flotilla based at Portsmouth. In Januaru 1940 she transferred to Western Approaches Command for Atlantic convoy duties, transferring to the 16th Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich for the month of July escorting convoys in the North Sea returning to the Atlantic convoys in August. She served with the Home Fleet between May and July of 1941, escorting the Battlecruisers through Scapa Flow on their way to intercept the Bismark and was damaged in July when she struck a British mine off Iceland whilst suffering engine faileur. 63 lives were lost and a further 25 suffered injuries. She was towed to Iceland for repairs and was towed to Skagekstjor in the Faeroes for further repair before sailing to the Tyne where she was repaired fully and converted for use as an Escort Destroyer. She was recommissioned in April 1942 and took up convoy duty based at Greenock, the detached to the Home Fleet and escorted convoys to Russia. She returned to Greenock and Altantic duties in October and then transferred to the Central Task Force and took part in Operation Torch.
The ship was lost in the 31st of December 1942 during Operation Regenbogen, whilst provising a smoke screen she was hit by 11-inch shellfire from the Lutzow and Hipper, causing major damage and many casulaties. She was taken under tow by HM Trawler Northern Gem, but the Achates rolled over and sank. Only 91 of the ships crew were rescued.
List of those who served on HMS Achates during The Second World War
- Ord.Sea. James Bowe (d.25th Jul 1941) Read his Story.
- Ldg. Sea. John William " " Coster (d.31st Dec 1942) Read his Story.
Ldg. Sea. John William " " Coster (d.31st Dec 1942)
Ord.Sea. James Bowe HMS Achates (d.25th Jul 1941)
am currently trying to resurch infomation on my greatgrandfather he served on the achates and was killed 25th july 1941
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