36:
226:
242:
419:
205:
195:
265:
657:
474:
at 23:20. Sailing closer and directly towards the unsuspecting vessel, he launched his starboard torpedo at 23:35 from a distance of 150 m, followed by the portside torpedo. As he turned his ship around, he also launched the deck-mounted torpedo, but it exploded on the quay. While the torpedoes
490:
may not have had much military significance, but it provided a great morale boost to the Greeks: it was the first of a series of naval successes in the war, and the
Hydriot Votsis was propelled to the status of a national hero, readily associated with the legendary
530:. On 27 January 1921 (O.S.), he was appointed as Greece's High Commissioner to the Allied mission at Constantinople, a post he held until 22 February 1922 (O.S.), when he was appointed captain of the battleship
479:, Votsis sailed out of the harbour at full speed, relying on his craft's shallow draught to pass over the minefield and sailed towards Greek-held territory.
755:
555:
470:
According to Votsis' own description, he evaded the searchlights of
Karaburnu fortress which stood at the entrance of the harbour, and sighted the
643:
486:
sank rapidly. Casualties however amounted to only seven men from its crew, as most were ashore manning the guns. The sinking of the
450:. Inside the harbour, which was protected by minefields and coastal batteries, lay a handful of Ottoman vessels: aside from four
35:
547:
officers, against the royalist government, he resigned in
October and went into retirement with the rank of Rear Admiral.
765:
687:
723:
459:
760:
540:
583:
439:
301:
311:
50:
576:
357:
in about 1877. He belonged to the prominent Votsis-Kountouriotis family: he was the nephew of admiral
775:
385:
366:
595:
241:
208:
531:
521:
287:
281:
83:
71:
373:
362:
183:
160:
109:
745:
199:
165:
150:
750:
358:
170:
8:
507:
Promoted to Lt. Commander, he was placed in command of the captured
Ottoman torpedo boat
245:
770:
637:
403:
No. 11, a vessel already old at the time (it belonged to a batch of six constructed in
87:
418:
230:
134:
496:
455:
396:
691:
204:
447:
377:
330:
626:Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Β′: Αλαρκόν – Γωνιόμετρον
739:
559:
464:
681:
194:
572:
443:
400:
354:
268:
130:
467:, with its weaponry having been used to reinforce the coastal batteries.
389:
342:
306:
544:
427:
178:
513:
442:
18 October] 1912, Votsis led his vessel into the harbour of
435:
264:
527:
492:
451:
404:
399:
in
October 1912, with the rank of Lieutenant, he was commanding
388:. He then spent the period 1904-1906 in training service in the
338:
225:
705:
Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima
381:
146:
550:
From 1927 to his death in 1931 he was the president of the
422:
A highly exaggerated depiction of the sinking of the
732:
magazine, issue 170, February 1997, pp. 12, 18
725:ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΗ ΤΑΧΕΩΝ ΣΚΑΦΩΝ - MIA ΠΕΡΙΗΓΗΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ
341:naval officer who distinguished himself during the
463:. The ship had been disarmed and converted into a
737:
630:Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume II
571:In 1934, a marble bust of Votsis was erected at
632:] (in Greek). Athens. 1929. p. 388.
410:
756:Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars
536:, which he commanded until September 1922.
430:. Votsis is shown in the lower left corner.
361:, while his maternal great-grandfather was
63:27 January 1921 – 22 February 1922
707:. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 602.
660:. The American School of Classical Studies
642:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
520:In 1920, he was captain of the battleship
34:
51:Greek High Commissioner in Constantinople
417:
438:, on the night of 31 October [
738:
702:
345:and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral.
620:
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
13:
607:
14:
787:
384:in 1896–97, in the run-up to the
353:Votsis was born in the island of
658:"Archive of Philippos Dragoumis"
592:(P 72) has been named after him.
446:, at the time still held by the
263:
240:
224:
203:
193:
502:
454:, the only warship was the old
696:
672:
650:
588:-class fast attack craft, the
434:Setting sail from his base at
1:
601:
337:; c. 1877–1931) was a
312:Occupation of Constantinople
7:
10:
792:
766:People from Hydra (island)
714:
565:
552:Greco-Albanian Association
372:During his studies at the
40:A photo of Votsis, c. 1913
703:Acović, Dragomir (2012).
386:Greco-Turkish War of 1897
367:Greek War of Independence
334:
320:
294:
274:
259:
251:
236:
219:
214:
189:
177:
156:
140:
124:
119:
115:
103:
93:
77:
67:
56:
49:
45:
33:
28:
21:
625:
596:Order of Prince Danilo I
209:Order of Prince Danilo I
682:Hellenic Navy website:
511:, which was renamed to
395:At the outbreak of the
348:
99:Efthimios Kanellopoulos
84:Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
761:Hellenic Navy admirals
431:
363:Georgios Kountouriotis
184:Hellenic Naval Academy
161:Georgios Kountouriotis
110:Charalambos Simopoulos
539:Disagreeing with the
421:
365:, participant of the
302:Cretan Revolt of 1897
252:Years of service
200:Order of the Redeemer
166:Lazaros Kountouriotis
151:Third French Republic
590:Ypoploiarchos Votsis
543:of the Army, led by
359:Pavlos Kountouriotis
171:Pavlos Kountouriotis
376:, he served in the
278:Torpedo boat No. 11
246:Royal Hellenic Navy
198:Grand Cross is the
168:(great-great-uncle)
163:(great-grandfather)
16:Greek naval officer
690:2008-12-23 at the
684:PCFG VOTSIS (P 72)
585:La Combattante IIa
575:, in front of the
556:Filippos Dragoumis
432:
88:Dimitrios Gounaris
324:
323:
231:Kingdom of Greece
135:Kingdom of Greece
783:
776:Greek Freemasons
722:
709:
708:
700:
694:
680:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
654:
648:
647:
641:
633:
622:
497:Greek Revolution
495:captains of the
397:First Balkan War
336:
267:
244:
229:
228:
215:Military service
207:
197:
120:Personal details
106:
96:
80:
61:
38:
19:
18:
791:
790:
786:
785:
784:
782:
781:
780:
736:
735:
720:
717:
712:
701:
697:
692:Wayback Machine
678:
677:
673:
663:
661:
656:
655:
651:
635:
634:
627:
624:
623:
608:
604:
568:
505:
416:
351:
335:Νικόλαος Βότσης
327:Nikolaos Votsis
316:
285:
279:
223:
202:
169:
164:
145:
129:
104:
94:
86:
78:
62:
57:
41:
29:Νικόλαος Βότσης
24:
23:Nikolaos Votsis
17:
12:
11:
5:
789:
779:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
734:
733:
716:
713:
711:
710:
695:
671:
649:
605:
603:
600:
599:
598:
593:
580:
567:
564:
562:as secretary.
528:Constantinople
504:
501:
415:
409:
378:naval blockade
350:
347:
322:
321:
318:
317:
315:
314:
309:
304:
298:
296:
292:
291:
276:
272:
271:
261:
257:
256:
253:
249:
248:
238:
237:Branch/service
234:
233:
221:
217:
216:
212:
211:
191:
187:
186:
181:
175:
174:
158:
154:
153:
144:September 1931
142:
138:
137:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
113:
112:
107:
101:
100:
97:
91:
90:
81:
79:Prime Minister
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
54:
53:
47:
46:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
788:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
743:
741:
731:
727:
726:
719:
718:
706:
699:
693:
689:
686:
685:
675:
659:
653:
645:
639:
631:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
606:
597:
594:
591:
587:
586:
581:
578:
574:
570:
569:
563:
561:
560:Ion Dragoumis
558:, brother of
557:
553:
548:
546:
542:
537:
535:
534:
529:
526:at anchor at
525:
524:
518:
516:
515:
510:
500:
498:
494:
489:
488:Feth-i Bülend
485:
484:Feth-i Bülend
480:
478:
477:Feth-i Bülend
473:
472:Feth-i Bülend
468:
466:
465:barracks ship
462:
461:
460:Feth-i Bülend
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
429:
426:in a popular
425:
424:Feth-i Bülend
420:
414:
413:Feth-i Bülend
408:
406:
402:
398:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
374:Naval Academy
370:
368:
364:
360:
356:
346:
344:
340:
332:
328:
319:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
299:
297:
293:
290:
289:
284:
283:
277:
273:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
239:
235:
232:
227:
222:
218:
213:
210:
206:
201:
196:
192:
188:
185:
182:
180:
176:
172:
167:
162:
159:
155:
152:
148:
143:
139:
136:
132:
127:
123:
118:
114:
111:
108:
102:
98:
92:
89:
85:
82:
76:
73:
72:Constantine I
70:
66:
60:
55:
52:
48:
44:
37:
32:
27:
20:
746:1870s births
729:
724:
704:
698:
683:
674:
662:. Retrieved
652:
629:
589:
584:
573:Thessaloniki
551:
549:
538:
532:
522:
519:
512:
508:
506:
503:Later career
487:
483:
481:
476:
471:
469:
458:
444:Thessaloniki
433:
423:
412:
411:Sinking the
401:torpedo boat
394:
371:
352:
326:
325:
295:Battles/wars
286:
280:
269:Rear Admiral
105:Succeeded by
58:
751:1931 deaths
577:White Tower
475:struck the
390:French Navy
343:Balkan Wars
307:Balkan Wars
95:Preceded by
740:Categories
721:(in Greek)
679:(in Greek)
664:9 December
602:References
545:Venizelist
428:lithograph
407:in 1884).
220:Allegiance
179:Alma mater
771:Arvanites
728:from the
638:cite book
514:Nicopolis
436:Litochoro
255:1900-1922
157:Relations
59:In office
688:Archived
493:fireship
456:ironclad
452:tugboats
448:Ottomans
275:Commands
715:Sources
566:Honours
509:Antalya
405:Stettin
173:(uncle)
128:c. 1877
68:Monarch
541:revolt
533:Lemnos
523:Kilkis
288:Lemnos
282:Kilkis
190:Awards
730:ΠΤΗΣΗ
628:[
554:with
382:Crete
355:Hydra
339:Greek
331:Greek
147:Paris
131:Hydra
666:2011
644:link
482:The
440:O.S.
349:Life
260:Rank
141:Died
125:Born
380:of
742::
640:}}
636:{{
609:^
582:A
517:.
499:.
392:.
369:.
333::
149:,
133:,
668:.
646:)
579:.
329:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg){kind=small}
