Greek destroyer Nafkratousa
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 'Nafkratousa - Α/Τ Ναυκρατούσα |
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| Career (Greece) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | ' |
| Namesake: | Greek-Egyptian colony of Naucratis |
| Ordered: | 1905 |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down: | 1905 |
| Launched: | 1906 |
| Commissioned: | 1906 |
| Decommissioned: | 1921 |
| Fate: | wrecked on Milos |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Thyella class destroyer |
| Displacement: | Standard 350 tons |
| Length: | 67.1 m |
| Beam: | 6.2 m |
| Draft: | 1.8 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, 6,000 hp |
| Speed: | 30-knot (56 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 70 |
| Armament: | Gun 2 x3-inch (8 cm) 12pdr Hotchkiss Single & Gun 2 x57-millimetre (2 in) 6pdr 40cal Hotchkiss QF Single |
Nafkratousa (Greek: Α/Τ Ναυκρατούσα) was a Thyella class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy (1906 - 1921). It was named after an ancient ship of the Greek-Egyptian colony of Naucratis.
The ship, along with her three sister ships, was ordered from England in 1906 and was built in the Yarrow shipyard at Scotstoun.
During World War I, Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente and, due to Greece's neutrality the four Thyella class ships were seized by the Allies in October 1916, taken over by the French in November and served in the French Navy 1917-18. By 1918, they were back on escort duty under Greek colors, mainly in the Aegean Sea. Nafkratousa saw action in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). During maneuvers in that war, Nafkratousa was run a ground on the island of Milos and was lost.
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