HMS Acasta
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | A |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7″ guns |
The last of the escorts of Glorious, sinking under the guns of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, she hit Scharnhorst with a torpedo that killed 48 men and forced the Germans back to Trondheim. One man of her crew survived.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 2 × single 2-pdr (40 mm) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 6 × depth charges, 3 chutes
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 13 August 1928 |
| Launched | 8 August 1929 |
| Commissioned | 11 February 1930 |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) (standard) 1,773 long tons (1,801 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 323 ft (98.5 m) (o/a) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 134; 143 (1940) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 August 1929
8 June 1940
Torpedoed Scharnhorst; one survivor