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The first ''Achilles'' was an 8-gun Schooner purchased in 1747. She served in the War Of The Austrian Succession and was captured in 1748 by the Spanish.

The second ''Achilles'' was a 60-gun Fourth-rate launched in 1757 and sold in 1784.

The third ''Achilles'' , launched in 1863, was a broadside Ironclad Frigate . Displacement 9820 tons and had an armament of 20 guns.

The fourth ''Achilles'' was a ''Warrior''-class Armoured Cruiser launched in 1905. She served in World War I and was sold in 1921.

The fifth and famous ''Achilles'' , launched in 1932, ''Leander''-class Light Cruiser . She was made famous for taking part in the Battle Of The River Plate in 1939 . Later, she was transferred to the RNZN , she was returned at the end of World War II and recommissioned as ''Delhi'' before being was sold in the 1948 to India and commissioned as INS ''Delhi'' .

The sixth ''Achilles'' , launched in 1968, was a ''Leander''-class Frigate . She was sold to Chile in 1990 and renamed ''Ministro Zenteno''.

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