HMS Achilles
(Ship)
Also known as: Achilles.
Mentioned in
- 21 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- Chaplains
- Divisional Signals
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- Index
- 24 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)1
- 72 — Supplementary Report by the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on Arrangements for the Escort of the First Echelon
- 109 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 110 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 224 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 226 — The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board to the Admiralty
- 227 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 231 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 232 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 234 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 295 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 299 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)
- Petrol Company
- Political and External Affairs
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- The Home Front Volume I
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- The Pacific
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Chapter 1 — Genesis of Royal New Zealand Navy
- CHAPTER 26 — Recruiting and Training
- CHAPTER 2 — Outbreak of War: Cruise of HMS Achilles
- CHAPTER 3 — The Search for the Admiral Graf Spee
- CHAPTER 4 — The Battle of the River Plate
- CHAPTER 5 — The Destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee
- CHAPTER 6 — The Cruise of the Leander
- CHAPTER 7 — Hunting Raiders in the Indian Ocean
- CHAPTER 9 — Raider in New Zealand Waters
- CHAPTER 10 — Cruise of the Orion and Komet
- CHAPTER 11 — Protection of Shipping
- CHAPTER 12 — Minesweeping in New Zealand Waters
- CHAPTER 13 — The Loss of HMS Neptune
- CHAPTER 14 — Anti-Submarine Policy
- CHAPTER 17 — Peril in the South Pacific
- CHAPTER 19 — Turn of the Tide in the Pacific
- CHAPTER 20 — The Struggle for Guadalcanal
- CHAPTER 21 — Battles for the Solomons
- CHAPTER 23 — The New Zealand Cruisers
- CHAPTER 24 — With the British Pacific Fleet
- CHAPTER 25 — The Surrender of Japan
- CHAPTER 29 — New Zealanders in the Royal Navy
- CHAPTER 27 — Organisation of Naval Staff
- CHAPTER 28 — Development of Radar
- Appendix III — RECORD OF HMS ACHILLES
- Index
- Commodore Commanding New Zealand Squadron and First Naval Member
- To Greece
- War Surgery and Medicine
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "HMS Achilles":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.