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Summary of Battleships in Greek Service


[size=2]Salamis Class[/size]
[list]B-2 Salamis [size=1]Laid Down 1-Apr-15 Entered Service 12/Sep/18 (refitted) 1-Jan-30 to 27/Jul/32 (2nd refit) 1-Jul-41 to 14-Apr-42[/size]
B-3 Navarino [size=1]Laid Down 15-Apr-15 Entered Service 26/Sep/18 (refitted) 12-Nov-32 to 08/Jun/35 (2nd refit) 5-Jul-41 to 17-Apr-42[/size]

Displacement:
30,747t standard
Dimensions:
660ft x 104ft x 27ft
Machinery:
4-shaft turbine 27kts Range 5800nm @ 12kts
Armour:
Belt 12", Deck 3.5", Turrets 16", Secondary Turrets 2", CT 12", Torpedo Bulkhead 1.5"
Armament:
10-14" (2x3,2x2) 12-5" DP (6x2) 24-40mm AA (6x4), 8-20mm AA (4x2), 2 aircraft[/list]

[size=2]Megas Alexandros Class[/size]
[list]B-5 Megas Alexandros [size=1]Laid Down 1-Jan-31 Entered service 04/Sep/35[/size]
Displacement:
41,993t standard
Dimensions:
750ft x 106ft x 32ft
Machinery:
4-shaft turbine 28kts Range 4000nm @ 18kts
Armour:
Belt 17", Deck 6.3", Turrets 16", Secondary Turrets 6", Tertiary Turrets 2", CT 14", Torpedo Bulkhead 3.8"
Armament:
12-14" (4x3) 10-6" (2x2,2x3) 24-5" AA (12x2), 24-2pdr AA , 24-.5"AA, 4 aircraft[/list]

[size=2]Lysandros Class[/size]
[list]B-6 Lysandros [size=1]Laid Down: 01/Jan/36 Service Entry: 09/Apr/40[/size]
B-7 Perikles [size=1]Laid Down: 01/Jan/36 Service Entry: 09/Apr/40[/size]

Displacement:
38,858t standard
Dimensions:
720ft x 107.5ft x 30ft
Machinery:
4-shaft turbine 30kts Range 10000nm @ 16kts
Armour:
Belt 15", Deck 5.2", Turrets 14", Secondary Turrets 3", CT 6", Torpedo Bulkhead 3"
Armament:
8-16" (2x3,1x2) 10-6" DP (10x1), 36-2pdr AA , 36-.5"AA[/list]

[size=3]FORMER BATTLESHIPS[/size]

Battleships no longer in Greek service
[size=2]Averoff Class Battleship[/size]
B-1 Averoff [size=1]Laid Down 1-Apr-06 Entered Service 17/Sep/08 - Converted to gunnery training ship - Scrapped[/size]

[size=2]Thermoplae Class Battleship[/size]
B-4 Thermopylae [size=1]Laid Down 1-Apr-20 Entered service 12/Dec/23 as target ship - Converted to carrier 01/Nov/36 to 11/Aug/38[/size]

[size=2]Salamis Class Battleship[/size]

[list]
B-2 Salamis [size=1]Laid Down 1-Apr-15 Entered Service 12/Sep/18 (refitted) 1-Jan-30 to 27/Jul/32 (2nd refit) 2-Jul-41 to 15/Apr/42[/size]
B-3 Navarino [size=1]Laid Down 15-Apr-15 Entered Service 26/Sep/18 (refitted) 12-Nov-32 to 08/Jun/35 (2nd refit) 5-Jul-41 to 18/Apr/42[/size]

B-2 Salamis as rebuilt 1932.

The Salamis Class were laid down in 1915 and completed to a modified design in 1919. The two ships were rebuilt in the early 1930's and refit in the early 1940's.

[size=2]RHN B-2 Salamis, Greece Battleship laid down 1915 (Rebuilt 1930)(Refit 1941)[/size]

Displacement:
28,645 t light; 30,747 t standard; 31,771 t normal; 32,590 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
662.19 ft / 660.00 ft x 97.00 ft (Bulges 104.00 ft) x 27.00 ft (normal load)
201.83 m / 201.17 m x 29.57 m (Bulges 31.70 m) x 8.23 m

Armament:
10 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x3, 2x2 mounts), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised 2x2 mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 59.90lbs / 27.17kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 2.14lbs / 0.97kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.25lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 14,492 lbs / 6,574 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 525.00 ft / 160.02 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 93,562 shp / 69,798 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 5,800nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,843 tons

Complement:
1,189 - 1,546

Cost:
£4.253 million / $17.012 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,815 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 10,620 tons, 33.4 %
- Belts: 2,657 tons, 8.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 641 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 4,031 tons, 12.7 %
- Armour Deck: 3,032 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 259 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,835 tons, 8.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,195 tons, 41.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,126 tons, 9.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 180 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
42,484 lbs / 19,270 Kg = 31.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.69 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.50 ft / 7.16 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 22.25 ft / 6.78 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.6 %
Waterplane Area: 46,824 Square feet or 4,350 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 200 lbs/sq ft or 977 Kg/sq metre

Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.37
- Overall: 1.00

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Assignment of Miscellaneous Weight
30t for Teledirection equipment, gunnery computer, and electrical generators
10t for 2xLeO-400 Floatplanes
3t for 1000g AvGas for Floatpanes
25t for Aircraft recovery crane
8t for Quarters for aircrew
4t for Ammo for Floatplanes
100t reserved for future growth
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[size=2]Megas Alexandros Class Battleship[/size]

[list]
B-5 Megas Alexandros [size=1]Laid Down 1-Jan-31 Entered service 04/Sep/35[/size]




[size=2]RHN B-5 Megas Alexandros Class , Greek Battleship laid down 1931[/size]

Displacement:

39,879 t light; 41,993 t standard; 43,884 t normal; 45,397 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
783.21 ft / 750.00 ft x 106.00 ft x 32.20 ft (normal load)
238.72 m / 228.60 m x 32.31 m x 9.81 m

Armament:
12 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x3 guns), 1,800.00lbs / 816.47kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount - superfiring
10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4 mounts), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
24 - 0.49" / 12.5 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 24,228 lbs / 10,990 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.80" / 97 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 28.20 ft / 8.60 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 3.00" / 76 mm

- Armour deck: 6.30" / 160 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 105,392 shp / 78,622 Kw = 27.90 kts
Range 4,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,403 tons

Complement:
1,515 - 1,970

Cost:
£16.764 million / $67.055 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,387 tons, 5.4 %
Armour: 17,265 tons, 39.3 %
- Belts: 4,715 tons, 10.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,784 tons, 4.1 %
- Armament: 3,328 tons, 7.6 %
- Armour Deck: 7,063 tons, 16.1 %
- Conning Tower: 375 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 3,152 tons, 7.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,875 tons, 38.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,005 tons, 9.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,892 lbs / 28,527 Kg = 45.8 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 11.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.67
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (70 %): 21.30 ft / 6.49 m (11.30 ft / 3.44 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 19.17 ft / 5.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.4 %
Waterplane Area: 60,600 Square feet or 5,630 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,036 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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Lysandros Class Battleship
[list]
B-6 Lysandros [size=1]Laid Down 01/Jan/36 Entered Service 23-Dec-40[/size]
B-7 Perikles [size=1]Laid Down 01/Jan/36 Entered Service 16-Dec-40[/size][/list]




Built to replace the Kypris class battlecruisers, the Lysandros and Perikles are fitted with a new 16" gun utilising a twin turret design developed for upgunning the Megas Alexandros. The twin turret is fitted in A position where the TDS has the least depth while the triple turrets enjoy a higher deck position. The ships have a good turn of speed to counter Italy's new battleships and so they can operate with the Greeces enlarged carrier scouting forces.

The secondary battery is a new type of 6" between deck mount. The fully powered high angle mounts are a development of the 6" twin powered mounts introduced in 1927 on the Athina class Escort Cruisers.

RHN Lysandros, Greek Battleship laid down 1936

Displacement:
37,000 t light; 38,854 t standard; 42,386 t normal; 45,211 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
730.40 ft / 720.00 ft x 107.50 ft x 31.47 ft (normal load)
222.63 m / 219.46 m x 32.77 m x 9.59 m

Armament:
8 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (3 mounts), 2,200.00lbs / 997.90kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
36 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (18x2 guns), 2.07lbs / 0.94kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
36 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (18x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 18,828 lbs / 8,540 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 95

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 401.00 ft / 122.22 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 237.00 ft / 72.24 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
82.00 ft / 24.99 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 2.00" / 51 mm 401.00 ft / 122.22 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 401.00 ft / 122.22 m 30.65 ft / 9.34 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 6.00" / 152 mm

- Armour deck: 5.20" / 132 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 138,911 shp / 103,628 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 11,150nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,357 tons

Complement:
1,476 - 1,920

Cost:
£19.418 million / $77.671 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,193 tons, 5.2 %
Armour: 14,405 tons, 34.0 %
- Belts: 3,650 tons, 8.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,364 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 3,510 tons, 8.3 %
- Armour Deck: 5,725 tons, 13.5 %
- Conning Tower: 157 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 3,898 tons, 9.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,354 tons, 38.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,386 tons, 12.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
63,838 lbs / 28,957 Kg = 31.2 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 10.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.67
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise aft of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.609
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.70 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (27 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (36 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (29.00 ft / 8.84 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 24.13 ft / 7.36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 192.2 %
Waterplane Area: 59,511 Square feet or 5,529 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 204 lbs/sq ft or 994 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.57
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent