HMS Acheron (1940): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

Name	HMS Acheron	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	English Channel	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	England	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 11 km from land
Position	50.5333, -1.4333	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Acheron was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at their Woolston, Hampshire shipyard, and was launched on 18 March 1930, completing in October 1931. Acheron differed from other ships of her class in having experimental high pressure machinery, but this caused the ship to suffer mechanical problems throughout her career.

Between 1932 and 1936, Acheron served with the British Mediterranean Fleet, before returning to British waters where she was relegated to training duties. Acheron served during the Second World War in Home waters and off the Norwegian coast, before becoming an early war loss when she sank after hitting a mine off the Isle of Wight on 17 December 1940. The wreck site is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

Location

Recorded position: 50.5333, -1.4333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: English Channel
Nearest coast: England

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Acheron (H45) (revision 1375230647), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.