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4,808 long tons (4,885 t) as built. By 1910, their displacement had increased slightly, to 4,885 long tons (4,963 t). Approximately 400 officers and men crewed each ship. The ships were powered by a pair of triple expansion steam engines with four double-ended cylindrical boilers; they were
713:-class ships served as coastal defense. They were already obsolete and were decommissioned immediately after the war, although their hulks survived as naval training facilities and accommodation space for a decade. All three ships were broken up for scrap in 1929.
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prevented the Greeks from capitalizing on their superiority. In the immediate aftermath of the war, the three ships were partially rearmed, with work lasting until 1900. Their small-caliber guns were replaced with one 3.9 in (99 mm) gun forward, eight
396:, coupled with Ottoman naval expansion in the 1860s and 1870s, prompted the Greek Navy to begin a rearmament program. In addition, the Greek fleet had proved to be too weak to effectively challenge Ottoman naval power during the 1866
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by 1892. They were armed with a main battery of three 10.8-inch (274 mm) guns and five 5.9-inch (150 mm) guns, and had a top speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
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of 3 in of armor covered the side of the vessels amidships. The main battery was protected by 12 to 14 in (305 to 356 mm) of armor with 12-inch thick barbettes.
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In 1908–1910, the ships' armament was again revised. The old 5.9 in guns were replaced with new, longer L/45 models. The three ships saw action during the
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and reduced to 4 inches (102 mm) on either end of the hull. At a normal displacement, the main belt extended for 3 in (76 mm) above the
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guns, four 3-pounders, and ten 1-pounder revolver cannon. One of the 14-inch torpedo tubes was replaced with a 15 in (380 mm) weapon.
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543:. Under a full load, however, the belt was completely submerged below the waterline, rendering it largely ineffective. Above the belt, a
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340:, as part of a wider reorganization and modernization of the Greek armed forces, which had proved themselves inadequate during the
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508:. These included four 3.4-inch (86 mm) L/22 guns, four 3-pounder guns, four 1-pounder guns, and six 1-pounder
453:(31 km/h; 20 mph). Coal storage amounted to 500 long tons (510 t) The boilers were trunked into two
380:. Thoroughly obsolete, the ships were reduced to secondary duties after the war and did not see active duty during
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615:
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class. The ships were ordered from the
Graville and St. Nazaire shipyards in France during the premiership of
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325:
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in 1897, as the Royal
Hellenic Navy was unable to make use of its superiority over the Ottoman Navy. The
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384:. The ships were intended to be sold in 1919, but were retained out of active service until 1929.
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on the same deck as the main battery. A number of smaller guns were carried for defense against
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The ships frequently served together throughout their careers. Their participation in the
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were mounted below the forward main battery, and a fifth 5.9-inch gun was placed on the
363:, they were too slow to keep up with newer vessels in the Greek fleet, particularly the
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359:. Modernizations in the 1890s and 1900s upgraded the ships' armament, but by the
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had remained in port during the conflict, but a major naval intervention of the
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1131:(1). Washington, DC: Office for Advertisements and Publication. February 1897.
637:-class ships generally operated together. The ships saw limited action in the
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of 1866. Launched in 1889 and 1890, the ships were ready for service with the
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336:. The ships were ordered from France in 1885 during the premiership of
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1109:(3rd ed.). Athens: The Society for the study of Greek History.
488:; these were L/34 guns. The third gun, a L/28 gun, was placed in a
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followed on 20 February 1890. All three ships were transferred to
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130:
512:. The ships were also armed with three 14 in (356 mm)
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Société Nouvelle des Forges et
Chantiers de la Méditerranée
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The ships were 334 feet 8 inches (102.01 m)
705:, Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the
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consisted of four 5.9-inch (150 mm) L/36 guns in
1071:
Neal, William George, ed. (April 1891 – March 1892).
400:. In 1885, Greece ordered three new ironclads of the
750:. An L/34 gun is 34 times long as it is in diameter.
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but were left behind due to their slow speed at the
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436:of 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m) and a mean
1125:Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers
1001:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
979:
826:Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers
1004:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
982:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
746:L/34 refers to the length of the gun in terms of
780:
778:
701:was used to train engine-room personnel. During
449:(5,000 kW) and provided a top speed of 17
355:in 1897 was limited due to intervention by the
1079:. London: American Society of Naval Engineers.
1270:
555:1.9 in (48 mm) thick; the decks of
8:
563:were increased to 2.3 in (58 mm).
1164:. Tientsin: The Tientsin Printing Co. 1889.
583:-class vessels in their first modernization
141:334 feet 8 inches (102.01 m)
1277:
1263:
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957:Greek Naval Strategy and Policy, 1910–1919
392:The Balkan crisis that started with the
16:Ironclad warship class of the Greek Navy
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272:: 4 to 12 in (102 to 305 mm)
20:
523:The ships were armored with a mix of
7:
1007:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
986:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
633:Throughout their careers, the three
622:was launched on 26 October 1889 and
149:51 ft 10 in (15.80 m)
1073:Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
1055:Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping
912:Paizis-Paradellis, pp. 78, 153, 166
480:. Two guns were mounted forward in
233:5 Ă— 5.9-inch (150 mm) L36 guns
1244:Decommissioned Hellenic Navy ships
1022:Laughton, L. G. Carr, ed. (1900).
535:was 12 inches (305 mm) thick
236:4 Ă— 3.4-inch (86 mm) L22 guns
14:
593:Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
476:of three 10.8-inch (274 mm)
440:of 18 ft (5.5 m). They
520:and one was mounted in the bow.
230:3 Ă— 10.8-inch (274 mm) guns
69:
24:
596:dockyard in St. Nazaire, while
516:. Two tubes were placed on the
1105:Paizis-Paradellis, C. (2002).
1026:. London: W. Thacker & Co.
978:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979).
484:on either side of the forward
191:triple-expansion steam engines
1:
1239:List of naval ships of Greece
929:. London: Praeger Publishers.
420:General arrangement plan of
284:: 1.9 in (48 mm) (
1285:Ironclad warships of Greece
1107:Hellenic Warships 1829–2001
925:Brassey, Thomas A. (1892).
816:Gardiner & Gray, p. 383
772:Gardiner & Gray, p. 382
430:long between perpendiculars
212:(31 km/h; 20 mph)
1398:
1052:Mason, Herbert B. (1908).
510:Hotchkiss revolver cannons
291:2.3 in (58 mm) (
278:: 14 in (360 mm)
254:3 Ă— 14-inch (356 mm)
1350:
1312:Central battery ironclads
1234:
1205:
665:, alongside the powerful
372:. They saw action at the
106:
40:
23:
652:65 mm (2.6 in)
630:and in service by 1892.
955:Fotakis, Zisis (2005).
472:class was armed with a
463:watertight compartments
157:18 ft (5.5 m)
107:General characteristics
610:shipyard in Graville.
584:
425:
318:composed three ships,
250:1-pdr revolver cannons
1377:Hydra-class ironclads
575:The 10 cm and 6.5 cm
574:
461:was divided into 118
419:
1357:Single ship of class
1024:The Naval Pocketbook
674:. At the subsequent
447:indicated horsepower
175:indicated horsepower
1292:Broadside ironclads
406:Charilaos Trikoupis
394:Serbo-Bulgarian War
338:Charilaos Trikoupis
35:early in her career
1332:Barbette ironclads
604:were built at the
585:
426:
1364:
1363:
1321:Vasilefs Georgios
1252:
1251:
1177:Missing or empty
1158:The Chinese Times
1144:Missing or empty
1116:978-960-8172-14-2
1092:Missing or empty
1039:Missing or empty
1014:978-0-87021-907-8
993:978-0-8317-0302-8
970:978-0-415-35014-3
942:Missing or empty
865:The Chinese Times
723:List of ironclads
693:became a gunnery
639:Greco–Turkish War
590:was built by the
579:installed on the
494:secondary battery
353:Greco–Turkish War
305:
304:
169:fire-tube boilers
1389:
1382:Ironclad classes
1279:
1272:
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1199:-class ironclads
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659:First Balkan War
618:on 15 May 1889.
378:Battle of Lemnos
361:First Balkan War
197:screw propellers
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671:Georgios Averof
667:armored cruiser
661:in 1912 at the
569:
567:Service history
551:had an armored
445:rated at 6,700
414:
412:Characteristics
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369:Georgios Averof
365:armored cruiser
342:Cretan uprising
177:(5,000 kW)
162:Installed power
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663:Battle of Elli
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486:superstructure
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643:Ottoman Navy
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129:(4,885
122:Displacement
49:
31:
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703:World War I
382:World War I
1371:Categories
919:References
577:Canet guns
502:centerline
478:Canet guns
432:and had a
346:Greek Navy
241:3-pdr guns
184:Propulsion
961:Routledge
758:Citations
734:Footnotes
681:By 1914,
541:waterline
537:amidships
533:main belt
518:broadside
498:casemates
492:aft. The
482:barbettes
442:displaced
316:ironclads
276:Barbettes
127:long tons
91:Completed
86:1885–1892
65:Operators
1064:11857976
867:, p. 488
828:, p. 427
748:calibers
717:See also
709:and the
616:launched
225:Armament
116:Ironclad
83:Building
57:Builders
1218:Spetsai
628:Piraeus
620:Spetsai
598:Spetsai
557:Spetsai
525:Creusot
455:funnels
327:Spetsai
293:Spetsai
99:Retired
1113:
1062:
1011:
990:
967:
697:while
545:strake
531:. The
490:turret
457:. The
388:Design
330:, and
173:6,700
138:Length
125:4,808
74:
60:France
1341:Hydra
1225:Psara
1211:Hydra
1197:Hydra
729:Notes
711:Hydra
699:Psara
691:Hydra
687:Psara
683:Hydra
635:Hydra
624:Psara
612:Hydra
602:Psara
588:Hydra
581:Hydra
561:Psara
549:Hydra
470:Hydra
451:knots
438:draft
424:class
422:Hydra
402:Hydra
333:Psara
321:Hydra
312:class
310:Hydra
297:Psara
286:Hydra
264:Armor
210:knots
205:Speed
154:Draft
52:class
50:Hydra
32:Hydra
1183:help
1150:help
1111:ISBN
1098:help
1077:XIII
1060:OCLC
1045:help
1009:ISBN
988:ISBN
965:ISBN
948:help
685:and
614:was
600:and
559:and
553:deck
527:and
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