Royal Hellenic Navy's real ships of WWII period!
Check out the major ship classes of RHN at WWII
HELLE CLASS
RHNS HELLE Minelaying Cruiser 1unit
Laid down on 1914 at USA as trainning Cruiser for Chinese Navy but later purchased by Greece. On 1925 she had a general refit and converted as a minelaying Cruiser. Sunked at Tinos Isl on 15/08/1940 by the Italian Submarine RM DELFINO while she was at anchorage for a big religion selebration and without any declaration of war between Greece & Italy !!!
Dimensions: 98m x 13 m x 4,5m
Armament: 3 x 6''- 3x 3'' - 2 x 40mm - 2x 18''T/T - 100 mines
Speed : 21 Kts
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VASILEFS GEORGIOS CLASS
RHNS VASILISSA OLGA, Destroyer, 2 units
Laid down on 1938 at England
She take part in many operations in Mediteranean Sea and sunked on 1943 at Lakki of Leros Isl by German Stukas.
Her sister ship RHNS VASILEFS GEORGIOS was at drydock when Germany invade Greece and the ship was captured and renamed KM HERMES.
Dimensions 98m x 8 x 3,5 m
Armament: 4 x120 mm - 4x 37mm - 8 x 21'' T/T
Speed: 36 Kts
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KOUNTOURIOTIS CLASS
RHNS KOUNTOURIOTIS, Destroyer, 4 units
All ships constructed at Italy between 1928 & 1932
Dimensions : 92m x 8m x 3,5m
Armament : 4 x 120 mm - 4 x 40mm - 1 x 20mm - 6 x 21'' T/T - 40 mines (KOUNTOURIOTIS and HYDRA only)
Speed: 38 Kts
Sister ships
RHNS HYDRA (lost 1941)
RHNS SPETSAI
RHNS PSARA (lost 1941)
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THIRIO (beast) CLASS
RHNS AETOS, Destroyer, 4 units
All ships constructed at England on 1912 , take part at Balkan Wars , WWI and WWII . Refited 1925
Dimensions : 89 m x 7 m x 3 m
Amament: 4 x 4'' - 2x 40mm - 6x 21'' T/T - 40 mines ( AETOS & PANTHIR only)
Speed: 32 Kts
Sister ships
RHNS LEON (lost at Souda bay 1941)
RHNS PANTHIR
RHNS IERAX
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KATSONIS CLASS
RHNS PAPANIKOLIS, Submarine, 2 units
Both ships constructed at France between 1927 & 1929
Dimensions : 63 m
Armament : 8 x 21'' T/T - 1x 4'' - 1x20mm
Speed: 14 Kts at surface & 9,5 Kts submerged
Ships of the class
RHNS KATSONIS (lost 1943)
RHNS PAPAIKOLIS