During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war.[clarification needed]
niki, class, destroyer, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2013, learn. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Niki class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco Turkish War of 1897 These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin Class overviewNameNikiBuildersAG Vulcan StettinOperators Hellenic NavyPreceded bynoneSucceeded byAetosPlanned4Completed4General characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement275 normal load 350 tons full loadLength67 m 219 ft 10 in Beam6 1 m 20 ft Draught2 7 m 8 ft 10 in Speed30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Endurance1 250 nmi 2 320 km 1 440 mi at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph Complement58Armament2 x 76 mm 3 0 in 12pdr Hotchkiss 4 x 57 mm 2 2 in 6pdr 40cal Hotchkiss QF 2 x 450 mm 18 in torpedo tubes in trainable deck mountingsArmour2 7 6cm 2 5 7cm 2 45 7cm ttNotesShips in class include Niki Aspis Doxa and Velos During World War I these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war clarification needed The class consisted of four destroyers Niki Aspis Doxa and Velos External links editNaval History nbsp This article related to the military of Greece is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a type of ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niki class destroyer amp oldid 1153340896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
