Talk:HMS Achilles

Latest comment: 15 years ago by Benea in topic Update

Update edit

I took this off because I cannot find it verified anywhere.

Best I could find on the Saratoga was this: "Currently, SARATOGA is berthed in Newport, RI. She will probably be used as a museum ship." from here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.153.37.199 (talkcontribs) 23:56, 19 August 2006

The royal NZ navy has 2 ships Te Kaha and Te Mana that both operate out of the devonport naval base. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.27.193.103 (talkcontribs) 12:20, 26 October 2006

There is an HMS Achilles listed as being present at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The closest match on the list in this article is the 60 gun Fourth Rate that is said to have been sold in 1784. If it really was sold off how did it end up in Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar? 24.82.7.81 (talk) 00:25, 8 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

This is a common mistake, the ship at Trafalgar was the similarly named HMS Achille (1798), using, ironically as it would turn out, the French version of the name Achilles. Benea (talk) 21:11, 31 August 2008 (UTC)Reply