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29/03/2024
Having had a look through and read of the Greek Navy it certainly is in need of
a redraw and rewrite.
The Hellenic Navies natural foe is the Turkish Navy. The rivalry between them is
what prods each others navies to new purchases. Giorgios Averof was a rich man
and great benefactor to the Greek Navy. The money he bequeathed to the Navy went
toward paying for the cruiser Averof purchased from Italy. The purchase proved an
exceptionally good deal as the ship helped Greece win the Balkan Wars (1912-13)
against Turkey. The result of which was the return of the Balkan Peninsular to
Greece and the gathering in of the Islands referred to as the Greek Islands.
Cruiser Giorgios Averof moored near Athens on permanent display as a museum
ship. The only armoured cruiser left in the world.
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(Royal Hellenic Naval Ships) |
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| Name | Type | Number | Date | Thumbnail |
| RHNS Kilkis | BB | 2 | 1908 |
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| RHNS Thesalonika | BB | 1 | 1917 |
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| RHNS Salamis | BB | 1 | 1925 |
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| RHNS Lemnos | BC | 1 | 1938 |
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| RHNS Averof | ACR | 1 | 1910 |
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| RHNS Katsonis | CL | 2 | 1916 |
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| RHNS Athens | CA | 2 | 1939 |
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| RHNS Santorini | CLM | 2 | 1934 |
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| RHNS Macedonia | DD(E) | 8 | 1915 |
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| RHNS Heraklion | DD | 4 | 1940 |
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| RHNS Kallithea | DDL | 1 | 1939 |
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