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Submarine histories. Royal Navy Acheron
class submarines. Submarine website dedicated to the history of HMS Acheron,
HMS Aeneas, HMS
Affray, HMS Alaric, HMS Alcide, HMS Alderney, HMS Alliance, HMS Ambush,
HMS Anchorite, HMS Amphion, HMS
Andrew, HMS Artemis, HMS Artful, HMS Astute, HMS Auriga and HMS Aurochs from their launch to
their participation in major wars also notice board for families of
ex-crew of A Class submarines. |
| Acheron |
25th March 1947 |
Scrapped in 1972 at Newport. |
| Aeneas |
25th October 1945 |
Broken up 1974 |
| Affray |
12th April 1945 |
Lost on 16th April 1951. |
| Alaric |
18th February 1946 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Alcide |
12th April 1945 |
Unknown. |
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Alderney
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25th June 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Alliance |
28th June 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Ambush |
24th September 1945 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Anchorite
(became Amphion) |
22nd January 1946 |
Scrapped in August 1970 at Troon. |
| Amphion (became Anchorite) |
31st August 1944 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Andrew |
6th April 1946 |
Unknown. |
| Artemis |
26th August 1946 |
Sold for scrap in 1972. |
| Artful |
22nd May 1947 |
Scrapped 1972 |
| Astute |
30th January 1945 |
Scrapped in October 1970 at Dunston. |
| Auriga |
29th March 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Aurochs |
8th July 1945 |
Scrapped in February 1967 at Troon. |
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HMS Acheron |
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HMS Aeneas |
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HMS Aeneas.
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HMS Affray |
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HMS Affray.
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George Ashley, who died on board HMS Affray when she
sank in 1951. He was aged 29. Sent in by his niece, Kate
Adair. |
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HMS Alaric |
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HMS Alcide |
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HMS Alcide, September 1968.
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HMS Alcide
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HMS Alcide.
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HMS Alderney |
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HMS Alderney.
Sent in by Colin Jones |
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HMS Alliance |
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HMS Alliance, September 1966.
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HMS Ambush |
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HMS Anchorite |
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HMS Andrew |
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HMS Andrew, October 1948.
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HMS Andrew as 'Trojan' for the 1950 film Morning
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HMS Andrew, August 1973.
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HMS Andrew (again as HMS Trojan), departing
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HMS Artemis |
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HMS Artful |
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HMS Astute |
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HMS Auriga |
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HMS Aurochs |
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| Displacement: 1120 tons Compliment: 61.
Armament: 10 x 21 inch torpedo tubes ( 4 bow, 2 stern; 4 torpedoes).
One 4 inch quick-firing MkXXII gun. Speed: surface
speed 18.5 knots, submerged speed 8 knots |
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Naval Historians, Crew & Family
Noticeboard
Acheron Class submarines, Message Board for
naval enthusiasts, crew & descendents of Acheron Class Submarines.
This website is not part of any governmental body or official websites of Acheron
Class Submarines.
Photographs and information on historical events about these
submarines requested for this new website. If you have any information you
would like to send us including photographs of crew members serving on any
of these submarines and also photographs of the ship please USE
OUR MESSAGE FORM
MESSAGES
HMS ANDREW
ERIC KNIGHT... Trying to contact crew members that served with
my dad in the late forties and early fifties on the H.M.S. Andrew. His
name was Eric Knight and he served as a cook Contact
Here
HMS ALDERNEY JIM OXLADE..
Anyone out there remember me, especially Alderney crew in
Halifax. Contact Here HMS
AMPHION (ex ANCHORITE) DENNIS MCNEILL.. We
would like to hear from anyone who served with him (1960 - 1965) Contact
Here
HMS AFFRAY NORMAN
BEDFORD SMITH.. I believe my
father Norman Bedford Smith (I think his nick name may have been Beddy)
who died in 1964 served onboard the submarine HMS Affray during or just
after the war but he would never talk about what he did. My mother
told me he had been in Marseille during the war and had also visited
Russia. I would so like to find more about him as a Chief Petty
Officer and his life as a submariner. Elizabeth Owen. contact
here
HMS AUROCHS DANNY
RUSH.. Does anyone remember my dad, Danny. In particular
were you with the Aurochs in Oz 1957, when I was christened on the sub in
August of that year? Contact
Here GEORGE
LYDDIATT.. My Dad served on HMS
Aurochs his name is George
Lyddiatt I wonder if anyone out there can remember him if so could they
get back
to me at n.lyddiatt@ntlworld.com ALAN
OXLADE.. Does anyone remember
my late dad, Alan Oxlade who
served on the Aurochs in 1953 during the queens review of the fleet in the
Solent ? Roy Oxlade
contact here
ALAN ROBERTS.. Have found an old friend who
served on HMS Amphion and HMS Astute circa 1954-58. If anyone remembers
Alan Roberts please contact me at bking77@shaw.ca
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