Greek battleship Salamis
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| Image:- Salamis | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1912 |
| Laid down: | - |
| Launched: | November 1914 |
| Commissioned: | - |
| Decommissioned: | - |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1932 |
| Current position: | - |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 19,500 tons tons |
| Length: | 173.7 m |
| Beam: | 24.7 m |
| Draft: | 7.6 m |
| Speed: | Maximum Speed 23 knots |
| Complement: | 1000? |
| Armament: | 8 x 14 in (4x2),
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| Powerplant: | Boilers: 18 Yarrow type boilers, Engines: 3 shaft turbines (AEG type), Power: 40,000 hp |
| Armour: | Belt: 100-250 mm,
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The Greek battleship Salamis (Greek: Σαλαμίς) was a dreadnought ordered for the Greek Navy from the AG Vulkan shipyard in Hamburg, Germany in 1912. She was named after the battle of Salamis. Construction stopped after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 (the hull was launched in November 1914). The armament for this ship was ordered from Bethlehem Steel in the United States and could not be delivered due to the British blockade of Germany. Bethlehem sold the guns to Britain and they were used for arming the Abercrombie class monitors. The hull of the ship remained intact after the war and became the subject of a protracted legal dispute. She was finally awarded to the builders and the hull was scrapped in 1932.
[edit] References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1922
