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Y-turret from HMS Achilles

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Y-turret from HMS <em>Achilles</em>

Y Turret from the Leander-class light cruiser HMS Achilles on display at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. The Leanders were the first British light cruisers to mount all their main guns in centre-line turrets. Y was the turret closest to the cruiser's stern. The other three turrets were A and B (forward of the bridge) and X.

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Royal New Zealand Navy Museum
Reference: JDC 0001
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Y-turret from HMS Achilles, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/y-turret-hms-achilles, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated