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353:, she was ordered in 1885 in response to a crisis in the Balkans and Ottoman naval expansion. The ship was launched in 1889 and delivered to Greece by 1892. She was armed with a main battery of three 10.8 in (274 mm) guns and five 5.9 in (150 mm) guns, and had a top speed of 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph).
645:, two outdated ironclad battleships, nine destroyers and six torpedo boats, sortied from the Dardanelles at 9:30. The smaller ships remained at the mouth of the straits while the battleships sailed north, remaining near to the coast. The Greek flotilla, which included 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. In 1908–1910, the old 5.9 in guns were replaced with new, longer L/45 models.
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was 12 inches (305 mm) thick in the central section and was reduced to 4 inches (102 mm) at either end of the vessel. The main battery barbettes were protected by up to 14 inches of armor.
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to the patrol line outside the straits. When the
Ottomans were sighted, the Greeks altered course to the northeast, in order to block the advance of their opponents. In the ensuing
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the next year. She was to be sold for scrapping in 1921, but instead returned to her role as a naval artillery school from 1922 until 1929 when she was broken up for scrap.
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in
October 1912. Two months later, the Ottoman fleet attacked the Greek navy, in an attempt to disrupt the naval blockade surrounding the
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appeared approximately 12 miles from Lemnos; when the powerful Greek ship was spotted, the
Ottomans turned to retreat with
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evaded the Greek blockade and broke out into the Aegean sea; the assumption was that the Greeks would dispatch
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in 1897, as the Royal
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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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were mounted below the forward main battery, and a fifth 5.9-inch gun was placed on the
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intervened and prevented the Greek Navy from capitalizing on their superiority over the
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in 1915, which was a source of tension between France and Greece. In
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had remained in port during the conflict, but a major naval intervention of the
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and her sisters saw heavy service with the Greek Navy. They participated in the
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islands which played a key role in the war at sea during the
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had been withdrawn from active duty to serve as a gunnery
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shipyard in St. Nazaire, France during the premiership of
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consisted of four 5.9 in (150 mm) L/36 guns in
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in individual mounts. Two guns were mounted forward in
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of unknown type with steam provided by four coal-fired
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and her sisters, had been sailing from the island of
625:, of which Greece was a member, declared war on the
549:In 1885, Greece ordered three new ironclads of the
432:of 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m) and a mean
1004:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
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670:Ottoman ships had withdrawn into the Dardanelles.
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1007:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
981:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
757:was decommissioned in 1918 and stricken from the
677:resulted from an Ottoman plan to lure the faster
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424:was 334 feet 8 inches (102.01 m)
452:(5,000 kW) and provided a top speed of 17
714:and her sisters were too slow to keep up with
469:consisted of three 10.8 in (270 mm)
605:and her sister-ships were partially rearmed;
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745:and a pair of torpedo boats defected to the
1123:. Tientsin: The Tientsin Printing Co. 1889.
161:334 feet 8 inches (102.01 m)
956:Greek Naval Strategy and Policy, 1910–1919
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505:, four 1-pounder guns, and six 1-pounder
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718:, and played no part in the engagement.
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169:51 ft 10 in (15.80 m)
1081:Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping
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589:The ship saw limited action in the
586:were delivered to the Greek fleet.
520:The ship was armored with a mix of
250:3 × 10.8 in (270 mm) guns
24:
1203:Decommissioned Hellenic Navy ships
1048:Laughton, L. G. Carr, ed. (1900).
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253:5 × 5.9 in (150 mm) guns
27:Ironclad warship of the Greek Navy
25:
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733:, decided to remain neutral. The
563:Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire
407:General arrangement drawing of a
256:4 × 3.4 in (86 mm) guns
436:of 18 ft (5.5 m). She
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1052:. London: W. Thacker & Co.
977:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979).
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477:on either side of the forward
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1198:List of naval ships of Greece
949:. London: Praeger Publishers.
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274:3 × 14 in (356 mm)
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771:History of the Hellenic Navy
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1099:Hellenic Warships 1829–2001
867:Gardiner & Gray, p. 383
821:Gardiner & Gray, p. 382
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448:; they were rated at 6,700
426:long between perpendiculars
232:(31 km/h; 20 mph)
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1078:Mason, Herbert B. (1908).
507:Hotchkiss revolver cannons
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304:: 1.9 in (48 mm)
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1029:Hall, Richard C. (2000).
537:was fitted with an armor
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343:Greek War of Independence
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270:Hotchkiss revolver cannon
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927:Paizis-Paradellis, p. 78
737:powers landed troops in
615:65 mm (2.6 in)
954:Fotakis, Zisis (2005).
383:and was present at the
177:18 ft (5.5 m)
124:General characteristics
946:Brassey's Naval Annual
675:Naval Battle of Lemnos
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385:Naval Battle of Lemnos
351:her class of ironclads
18:Greek battleship Hydra
1226:Hydra-class ironclads
1033:. London: Routledge.
1012:Naval Institute Press
987:Conway Maritime Press
560:was ordered from the
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1050:The Naval Pocketbook
664:Naval Battle of Elli
609:was modified at the
517:and one in the bow.
450:indicated horsepower
442:marine steam engines
417:Hydra-class ironclad
381:Naval Battle of Elli
211:marine steam engines
195:indicated horsepower
702:from her position.
568:Charilaos Trikoupis
49:early in her career
941:Brassey, Thomas A.
642:Barbaros Hayreddin
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375:saw action in the
363:in 1897 until the
265:4 × 1-pounder guns
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1136:Missing or empty
1117:The Chinese Times
1108:978-960-8172-14-2
1065:Missing or empty
1040:978-0-415-22946-3
1021:978-0-87021-907-8
996:978-0-8317-0302-8
969:978-0-415-35014-3
840:The Chinese Times
683:protected cruiser
611:La Seyne shipyard
591:Greco–Turkish War
487:secondary battery
446:fire-tube boilers
361:Greco–Turkish War
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149:(4,885
142:Displacement
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76:Hydra Island
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876:Hall, p. 24
636:Turgut Reis
631:Dardanelles
389:World War I
94:St. Nazaire
1231:1889 ships
1220:Categories
934:References
747:Venizelist
495:centerline
471:Canet guns
428:and had a
411:class ship
331:Greek Navy
204:Propulsion
960:Routledge
777:Footnotes
721:By 1914,
530:main belt
515:broadside
491:casemates
485:aft. The
475:barbettes
438:displaced
347:lead ship
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296:Barbettes
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1090:11857976
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842:, p. 488
765:See also
739:Salonika
696:Hamidiye
687:Hamidiye
245:Armament
100:Launched
72:Namesake
1177:Spetsai
735:Entente
577:Spetsai
522:Creusot
379:at the
329:of the
90:Builder
82:Ordered
55:History
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668:routed
660:Imbros
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483:turret
399:Design
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193:6,700
158:Length
145:4,808
66:Greece
1184:Psara
1170:Hydra
1156:Hydra
755:Hydra
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712:Hydra
656:Hydra
607:Hydra
603:Hydra
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554:class
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434:draft
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335:Hydra
319:Greek
314:Hydra
284:Armor
230:knots
225:Speed
174:Draft
134:Hydra
47:Hydra
1142:help
1103:ISBN
1086:OCLC
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673:The
654:and
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524:and
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323:Ὕδρα
302:Deck
290:Belt
259:4 ×
237:Crew
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209:2 ×
187:4 ×
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