HMS Acasta (1912)

HMS Acasta was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, and the name ship of that class. She was built between 1911 and 1913, and was initially designated a K-class torpedo boat destroyer, having at various times the pennant numbers G40, H59 (1914) or H00 (1918). She saw extensive service during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland, where she was badly damaged. She was sold for breaking up in 1921.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Acasta.

HMS Acasta (Imperial War Museum)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Acasta
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down1 December 1911
Launched10 September 1912
RefitJune 1916
Honours and
awards		Jutland
FateSold for breaking up 9 May 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeAcasta-class destroyer
Displacement984 tons
Length267 ft 6 in (81.5 m)
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Installed power24,500 hp (18,270 kW)
Propulsion
  • Yarrow-type water-tube boilers
  • 2 shaft Brown-Curtis steam turbines
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement77
Armament
  • 3 × QF 4 in (102 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX
  • 1 × QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II
  • 2 × single tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes
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