Where the Averof had covered itself in glory during the Balkan Wars, the poor old Kilkis and Lemnos just couldn't keep up. I call them 'poor old' but in 1913 they were only 5 years old. The two ships were two slow and unwieldly to be of much use. They were useful to block an area where the Averof might be able to force the Turkish ships onto their big guns. Never happened, no glory for the Kilkis and Lemnos. The best thing the two ships ever did for the Greek Navy was to provide the armament for a new battlecruiser, two heavy cruisers, and a pair of minelayers. Not bad for a couple of ugly ducklings.
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The Mississippi class were a failed attempt by the US Government to put a lid on the ever spiraling size and complexity of battleships for the US Navy. The attempt did not work on so many levels that the ships spent more time in port than at sea. No Fleet Admiral wanted the ships, they were a knot or two slower than the rest of the fleet. The sale of the ships to Greece was seen as a very good result for the USN.
Stats sourced from Wiki - stats are for ships as completed 1908.
